Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kelvin, Your mail got me thinking... I too have a Canon 7, not that I've used it in a while, but I also like the wide angle lenses and have regretted there not being an easily available accessory shoe for that camera. I've just created one though! Take a look at http://members.lycos.co.uk/realcamer/fourdescphotos.html Take one accessory shoe from any old device, such as a flash bracket and providing it has a flat base, remove it from whatever it was attached to and secure firmly to the Canon's top plate with some extra strong double sided tape. The stuff that is sold for carpet joins seems admirable for this purpose. Then place it on top of the Canon engraving, just to the left of the meter dial and just in front of the viewfinder adjusting dial. there's enough space to secure it but not enough to have all the shoe on top of the camera. I guess there's around 10% hanging off the front of the camera. These flash accessory shopes tend to be a little loosely made and therefore can offer a bit of 'slop' when mounting an accessory finder, something that should be discouraged if possible. Check for play and ensure the lens is pointing as straight ahead as possible. perhaps best to check the view with either ground glass or tracing paper over the film plane or waste a roll in checking the view as seen with the view as captured on film. Although the rear of the viewfinder is some point further ahead of the rear of the camera it seems easy enough to get one's eye up close to it, not a problem at all. Hope this helps, Jem - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelvin" <kelvinlee@pacific.net.sg> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: [Leica] Canon 7 / 7sz and external VF > hi all > > I use my assortment of lenses, incl. some Leica TM39 stuff on my Canon 7. > > I also have a voightlander 15/4.5 and the Canon 7 does not have a hot or > cold > shoe to mount the viewfinder. Any ideas? From reading Stephen Gandy's site, > it would appear the correct accessory to mount this shoe is rare and > expensive. > Has anyone thought of a work-around? > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html