Realist flash bracket

[BARRY_BRONSON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I just picked up my first Stereo Realist camera and discovered "the
flash bracket problem".  None of the conversion schemes in the old
digests looked that good.  So I tried a different one (no adapters
and no permanent altercations to the camera or flash):

I removed the flash bracket (just three teeny tiny screws), replaced
them with slightly longer ones with about 1/16 inch of tiny washers
between the camera and the bracket.  This effectivly lowers the center
contact so that a modern flash can slide on.  A solid machined metal
spacer would be better, but more work than the (three pairs of) washers.

Still required is a slight spreading of the sides of the bracket and
a stopper to keep the flash from sliding in too far.

Happy tinkering,

Barry Bronson


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