Re: Sunny 16 Doubter

[P3D Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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|Which reminds be of a question that's been niggling at my brain for a
|while: Reel3d sell the cute little Realist Flash Adapters because "The hot
|shoe on the bottom of your flash will /NOT/ work - you /must/ connect to
|the atapter with a cord and a PC plug." Assuming that this is true (and I
|have no reason to doubt it), when exactly did the design of the hot shoe
|change enough and in what manner, to render the Realist hot shoe
|incompatible? If I find an array of vintage flash units, how far back in
|time to I go to find one that works?

Actually the problem is not electrical - it's mechanical - the Realist
has a "bulb" type contact that renders the use of a standard modern
hot shoe type flash difficult or impossible. Depending on how brave you
are, it's possible to modify the on-camera hot shoe so it's workable
with current "universal hot shoe" flash units. I converted both
my Realists this summer. It basically takes one 5 cent screw plus
a set of jewelers screwdrivers. If anyone is interested, I can dig up
the details...

--B.W.

THANKS

  -------- Bob Wier ----- wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----
         12:36 AM Friday, October 11, 1996 
      Texas A & M University - Commerce
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