Actually the shoe can accommodate an electronic flash. Preferably the
Nikon SB10, tilted upright, or the Holga mini flash.
One needs to take apart a synch cord for parts.
The PC terminal's internal contact, the center post, has to be cut
from its plastic surroundings.
Once out it will look like a small post or rivet.
Around it is a very small plastic tube used to center it.
Save that, as you'll need to cut a piece of it to make a thin washer
from it.
Going back to the small post, trim it a bit off so that it won't
protrude from the PC socket on the 'Magic. Afterwards bend the post
slightly so that it will stay on the PC socket snugly.
Before placing the post onto the camera's socket be sure to place
that little washer on the post so that it won't ground on the body.
It will fit upside with the head being the contact point for your flash.
Experiment with the washer's thickness until you take the flash on
and off comfortably.
Then shoot away.
Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, AGCC http://sdimitrovphoto.com
On Oct 21, 2005, at 3:32 PM, Carlos Manuel Freaza wrote:
--- Jan Decher <jan.decher@xxxxxxx> escribió:
Hi Kevin,
Nice find! I was not aware that Rollei used the left side flash shoe on any camera before the GX. Funny they didn't add this to the 2.8F. Or is this an add-on? This means the Rolleiflash is also of special design - not your typical viewing lens bayonet attachment.. Can anyone else comment on this?
The Rolleimagic flash shoe is placed where you find the focusing knob in the normal Rolleiflex model (the Magic is focused via the left wheel, the "normal" diaphragm control wheel). It looks similar to a "hot" shoe but it is not a hot shoe. I tried to fit an electronic flash into this shoe but it was not possible, the inner shoe "sliders" are inclined slightly and then you can't slide the electronic flash basis into the shoe. There is a socket in the middle of the shoe to fit a flash cord, however, writing from memory, the Magic has not the X option and then this socket could be used for the "normal" Rollei flash or other M flash with a flash bracket, but not for an electronic X flash. There is a special M flash for the Rolleimagic that fits in the shoe without cord.-
All the best Carlos
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