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Submitted By: WAlexStewart
Location: Wisconsin
Joined: Dec 28 2005
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How to tighten a loose hot shoe
Posted: December 5, 2006 - 4:49pm

Actually it isn't loose so much as a tiny bit large for the product I'm using in it. I'm using a viewfinder intended for a rangefinder (so I can view throughout long exposures in an SLR). These finders aren't all that cheap and I'm nervous about it falling out. Not being good at "southern engineering" (as a former plumber of mine in Texas called it; sorry if this is offensive in some way), I don't know how to make it stickier. Does anyone have any solutions? Thanks.

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Submitted By: Larry Berman
Location: Pittsburgh
Joined: Mar 7 2005
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Re: How to tighten a loose hot shoe
Posted: December 5, 2006 - 5:32pm

You can try taping the foot of the viewfinder with gaffers or scotch tape.

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Submitted By: WAlexStewart
Location: Wisconsin
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Re: How to tighten a loose hot shoe
Posted: December 5, 2006 - 7:28pm

Terrific, Larry, thanks. I hadn't heard about gaffers tape, but that seems to be the thing.

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Submitted By: robertprice
Location: Mi
Joined: Dec 2 2006
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Re: How to tighten a loose hot shoe
Posted: December 12, 2006 - 12:53pm

Try useing the plastic from a milk jug. Thats what I use to shim up loose hot shoe atachments. Less hassel than tape and it dosen't muck up your camera.

just cut a piece to fit and your all set. I even keep a bigger piece in my bag for a makeshift flash difuser.

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