Broken Flash Hotshoe Help

swintonphotoswintonphoto Registered Users Posts: 1,664 Major grins
edited May 26, 2009 in Accessories
Well, I was testing some new settings on my new wireless-capable Olympus flashes. I had them mounted on lightstands, and while I wasn't looking my cat thought the lightstand looked like a nice toy. Needless to say, my flash fell the the floor...:bash
seems that the only thing that broke is the hotshoe on the bottom. Any idea what a repair for this might cost? I will by calling Olympus in the morning and sending it off for repair. I just don't want it to cost half of what the flash cost me...
Grrrr.......
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    oH MAN WHAT A BUMMER:cry:cry:cry repair costheadscratch.gifscratchne_nau.gifdunno no idea......
    So the 50R and 36R are true Radio Frequency control??

    That is another BIIIIIG PLUS for Oly.
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  • Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    Sue the cat! Or just go to the nearest competent camera shop and ask them .. or send it to olympus and ask how much it would cost to fix it.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited May 26, 2009
    swintonphoto wrote:
    ... Any idea what a repair for this might cost? I will by calling Olympus in the morning and sending it off for repair. I just don't want it to cost half of what the flash cost me...
    Grrrr.......

    Sometimes you can even order the part and DIY if you are handy with a soldering iron and screwdriver.

    The hotshoe "post" of a flash is actually designed to be the weakest link in a hotshoe system, the concept being that if something must break, that part is the least expensive. (Especially as compared to damaging the camera or the flash housing/shell.)

    I don't know about Olympus but that repair on other systems is generally $50-$60 USD. (The part itself is typically $15-$20.)
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
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