Comments on: repairing the Canon 580EX hotshoe foot http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot photography by Neil van Niekerk Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-27208 Will Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:02:00 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-27208 Thanks Neil. Your instructions were very helpful. I repaired my broken foot just now. Will Thanks Neil. Your instructions were very helpful. I repaired my broken foot just now.

Will

]]> By: Rick http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-23863 Rick Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:32:25 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-23863 worked like a charm. remember to put the skinny side of the post down and the fat side up, and the spring goes on the skinny part. jiggle the shoe until the pins go in. it's tricky, but it works! Thanks Neil! BTW, a friend of mine attended one of your workshops, was wondering if you ever do workshops in DC ? -Rick worked like a charm. remember to put the skinny side of the post down and the fat side up, and the spring goes on the skinny part. jiggle the shoe until the pins go in. it’s tricky, but it works!

Thanks Neil!

BTW, a friend of mine attended one of your workshops, was wondering if you ever do workshops in DC ?

-Rick

]]> By: Patricia http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-21715 Patricia Fri, 06 May 2011 12:21:01 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-21715 It worked. I have a big conference to shoot today and my husband changed my broken hotshoe on a 430ex flash unit last night and it worked beautifully. Thanks so much. The part only cost $10.00 It worked. I have a big conference to shoot today and my husband changed my broken hotshoe on a 430ex flash unit last night and it worked beautifully. Thanks so much.
The part only cost $10.00

]]> By: John Prado http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-20357 John Prado Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:26:41 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-20357 Neil, I was blessed to find this article! I appreciate your time and effort to put this together. :) John Neil, I was blessed to find this article! I appreciate your time and effort to put this together. :)

John

]]> By: Shane http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-20249 Shane Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:06:18 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-20249 Hi, thanks for posting this info. I used it last year to fix my 580ex, and now I need to fix my 430ex. Before I get started, someone said fixing it is a little different and I wondering if anyone had any tips before I order the part and get started. Thanks. Hi, thanks for posting this info. I used it last year to fix my 580ex, and now I need to fix my 430ex. Before I get started, someone said fixing it is a little different and I wondering if anyone had any tips before I order the part and get started. Thanks.

]]> By: Jure http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-19821 Jure Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:02:59 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-19821 Hello! Thanks for this, I just contact our Canon service in Slovenia and their price for this part and replacement is 92USD. I ordered one piece from USA via Ebay, for 14USD with shipping and taxes. :D Hello!

Thanks for this, I just contact our Canon service in Slovenia and their price for this part and replacement is 92USD. I ordered one piece from USA via Ebay, for 14USD with shipping and taxes. :D

]]> By: Elliott http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-19373 Elliott Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:17:23 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-19373 I normally don't comment on blogs, but as this is the second time in two years that I referred to this article to repair my 580, I felt that its time to say thank you to Neil. Great stuff! and I thankfully ordered TWO hot shoes when it broke the first time, so when I fell to the floor on Purim, and heard the flash fly off the camera and skoot along the floor I didnt even blink. I knew I had the parts and can look this up once again for the details as to where the damn spring has to go!! I normally don’t comment on blogs, but as this is the second time in two years that I referred to this article to repair my 580, I felt that its time to say thank you to Neil.
Great stuff! and I thankfully ordered TWO hot shoes when it broke the first time, so when I fell to the floor on Purim, and heard the flash fly off the camera and skoot along the floor I didnt even blink. I knew I had the parts and can look this up once again for the details as to where the damn spring has to go!!

]]> By: johnny quest http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-18533 johnny quest Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:25:30 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-18533 Ya, the 430 ex part is not sold seperate but for $25 plus $6 shipping theyll send the whole hotshoe assembly repair... just ordered it. Ya, the 430 ex part is not sold seperate but for $25 plus $6 shipping theyll send the whole hotshoe assembly repair… just ordered it.

]]> By: Neil vN http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-18257 Neil vN Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:55:28 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-18257 <blockquote>okay .. it does seem pertinent at this point to remove the link to Precision Photos if they can't deliver on an item even so small. Neil vN</blockquote>

okay .. it does seem pertinent at this point to remove the link to Precision Photos if they can’t deliver on an item even so small.

Neil vN

]]> By: Jim in Alaska http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-18256 Jim in Alaska Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:51:19 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/#comment-18256 Great site to help repair the shoe on my broken 430EX. Went together perfectly. Fired right up and ready to go again. One suggestion Neil: Take the line out above where it says the part can also be ordered from Precision Photo. Great site to help repair the shoe on my broken 430EX. Went together perfectly. Fired right up and ready to go again. One suggestion Neil: Take the line out above where it says the part can also be ordered from Precision Photo.

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