[rollei_list] Re: SL66 / Metz flash problem
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:07:03 -0700
Mike,
I have a locking cord available, should you be interested.
Jerry
Mike Kovacs wrote:
> I'm certain Rollei sells synch cords with the proper locking connector.
> I'm even more certain they cost 100x more than the average synch cord :)
>
> Have a look at Paramount's web site:
> http://www.paramountcords.com/rollei.asp
>
> I would call them to confirm the SL66 socket is the same fit as the
> TLRs. (I don't own a locking cord but I'd like to know if you find out!)
>
> Craig Roberts wrote:
>
> > Okay -- it isn't really a problem. It's a little annoyance -- an
> > inconvenience -- that I'd like to address.
> >
> > The sync cord from my old Metz 45 flash unit tends to fall out of my
> > SL66 "X" connector far too easily. This has been happening for years
> > and I am weary of it. I'm guessing that the spring-loaded latch on
> > the camera's flash connector jack keys into a slot on the sync cord's
> > plug. However, this sync cord -- a new Metz replacement -- has no
> > slot or other means of locking into the camera's jack. Surely someone
> > else has run into this problem. Did you find a cure? (I suppose I
> > could cut a tiny slot in the cord plug but it would take a mighty fine
> > blade to do it).
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Craig
> > Washington, DC
> >
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