Comments on: tightening the hotshoe on the Canon 1D series http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series photography by Neil van Niekerk Tue, 22 May 2012 14:35:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Steve http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-37371 Steve Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:20:16 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-37371 Awesome hint, save us lots of time! thanks a lot! Awesome hint, save us lots of time!

thanks a lot!

]]> By: James http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-18303 James Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:45:00 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-18303 Thanks for this quick tutorial! My flash will not fire due to poor connection. I misfired serveral kids portait (3 years old and younger) The flash shoe was loose You saved me ton of money for sending camera to Canon for small fixes. Thank you Thanks for this quick tutorial!

My flash will not fire due to poor connection. I misfired serveral kids portait (3 years old and younger)

The flash shoe was loose

You saved me ton of money for sending camera to Canon for small fixes.

Thank you

]]> By: Shaun Ward http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-7502 Shaun Ward Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:16:25 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-7502 Thanks Neil I just had this problem occur with my MarkII during a press job. Thankfully I had a back-up but now the other one is fixed. Cheers Thanks Neil

I just had this problem occur with my MarkII during a press job. Thankfully I had a back-up but now the other one is fixed.

Cheers

]]> By: Jucciz http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-7216 Jucciz Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:14:28 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-7216 Thanks a million! This solved the connection problem between my 1Ds MkII and 580EX II. Thanks a million!

This solved the connection problem between my 1Ds MkII and 580EX II.

]]> By: Doc Gonzo http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-6437 Doc Gonzo Sun, 09 May 2010 03:11:31 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-6437 Hey Neil! Thanks for this quick tutorial! I had a lot of misfired when shooting in portrait mode tonight, but not if I turned the camera the other way round. Found the hotshoe was wiggly, googled the fix on my phone and found this. Then I did a field-repair, with my trusty old Victorinox Cybertool, and the problem's no longer there! Thanks a bunch dude! Hey Neil!
Thanks for this quick tutorial!
I had a lot of misfired when shooting in portrait mode tonight, but not if I turned the camera the other way round.
Found the hotshoe was wiggly, googled the fix on my phone and found this.
Then I did a field-repair, with my trusty old Victorinox Cybertool, and the problem’s no longer there!
Thanks a bunch dude!

]]> By: Mark Peters http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-310 Mark Peters Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:32:58 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-310 If you are going to use loctite - make sure it is the blue and not the red. The red is permanent and if you ever need to replace the hotshoe you will strip out the screws before you get the adhesive to break loose. The blue holds well, but will break loose later when you need to make a repair. This procedure works on the canon off shoe cord as well which is infamous for loosening up. If you are going to use loctite – make sure it is the blue and not the red. The red is permanent and if you ever need to replace the hotshoe you will strip out the screws before you get the adhesive to break loose. The blue holds well, but will break loose later when you need to make a repair.

This procedure works on the canon off shoe cord as well which is infamous for loosening up.

]]> By: stacy rodriguez http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-309 stacy rodriguez Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:11:09 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-309 another suggestion for locking those loose screws if you do not have locktite, you can use nail polish. and for possible intermittent flash sync problem between body and flash, clean bottom of flash contacts and camera body contacts with a pencil eraser. another suggestion for locking those loose screws if you do not have locktite, you can use nail polish. and for possible intermittent flash sync problem between body and flash, clean bottom of flash contacts and camera body contacts with a pencil eraser.

]]> By: Heather Flemming http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-308 Heather Flemming Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:40:41 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-308 SOOO grateful for this! I've been having problems for over a year now, and couldn't figure it out (in fact, the folks at Penn Camera were hard pressed for an answer, too ... hmmmm). I took apart my 580ex II and played around with that. Thought the wires in the foot were loose maybe. Nothing. I was heartbroken. A $500 paperweight. Then an epiphany! The pocketwizard didn't work in the hotshoe, either! I had always used the 580 in the shoe, and the PW by PC connection for 1 light. Thank you, THANK YOU for showing us the way! SOOO grateful for this! I’ve been having problems for over a year now, and couldn’t figure it out (in fact, the folks at Penn Camera were hard pressed for an answer, too … hmmmm). I took apart my 580ex II and played around with that. Thought the wires in the foot were loose maybe. Nothing. I was heartbroken. A $500 paperweight. Then an epiphany! The pocketwizard didn’t work in the hotshoe, either! I had always used the 580 in the shoe, and the PW by PC connection for 1 light. Thank you, THANK YOU for showing us the way!

]]> By: Tony Knight http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-307 Tony Knight Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:22:16 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-307 I also had this problem, and could not see a cost effective way of resolving it. I am very grateful to have discovered this solution. Many thanks, it is so simple. I also had this problem, and could not see a cost effective way of resolving it. I am very grateful to have discovered this solution.
Many thanks, it is so simple.

]]> By: Petez http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-306 Petez Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:50:59 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/2007/08/03/tightening-the-hotshoe-on-the-canon-1d-series/#comment-306 wow thankyou so much for this tip. my flash started to screw up tonight at an awards night :-( a friend suggest i google for a solution. so when i got home i didnt and fixed it straight away.. thanks also for the gaffa idea for the eye piece, ive already lost 2 eye pieces but not now. wow thankyou so much for this tip. my flash started to screw up tonight at an awards night :-( a friend suggest i google for a solution. so when i got home i didnt and fixed it straight away..

thanks also for the gaffa idea for the eye piece, ive already lost 2 eye pieces but not now.

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