Finally, the topic Not addressed by so many other videos. I stopped using my Minolta X-700 35mm in the early 90's bcuz a larger Flash unit I was using, caused the shoe to loosen, tilt or bend (my thought). And so I tucked iy away in its case bcuz I thought I'd have to send it out for an expensive repair. Now, 28 years later, I thought of buying a Canon rebel 5i. But thought to pull this one out of storage and RUclips the problem. And Wow, who would of thought! All done. Many thanks.
This is amazing!!! I have been sending my camera in to Canon Professional Services for YEARS to repair this continual problem. NOW I can do this on my own! Thanks so very much!!!
Many thanks for sharing this. You are a life saver !!! Both the hot shoes on my 5D mark 3's were loose, and all my speedlites would not work. I couldn't get a guarantee from Canon UK that I would have them back to me before a shoot at the weekend, then I found your video !!!! Total, total star !!!!! :-)
I can't thank you enough man. I have a real estate photography business and we shoot a TON of homes. My flash has come loose a few times now and I have paid Canon to repair it each time. I can't believe how easy of a fix it is. You're the man.
Man, if you were in front of me I would give you a huge hug....maybe awkwardly longer than you would expect because you have saved me from a huge headache...in addition to S&H and probably a repair expense to Canon! I was having an issue with my Pocket Wizard not transmitting a signal to my receiver and had to gently push on the wizard with my thumb while the camera was in a portrait orientation to get the hotshoe contacts to...well, contact. Not no mo' sunshine! Thanks for taking the time to post this. YOU ROCK!
I was actually trying to fix a slightly different problem. I lost my hot shoe on my 5D and wanted to replace it with one from a 50D. But this video showed me it's not that difficult. And it works! Probably saved me a lot of money in repairs!! Thanks!
I just want to say you have just saved me so much future pain in the back side. Thank you so so much for this amazing tutorial thank you thank you. My flash now doesn't need to be held when taking shots. Thanks again
Grest video, thanks i had that problem but even workst, it got out completly im a middle of a wedding photo shot, i guessed that was something deeply wrong about hot shoe but with this video could fixed it by myself easily thanks to you!
you ARE great, man, thank you for sharing. I lost my flash on my previous session, I thought I have to send it to Canon. Thank you again. I just fixed that (glad my hubby has those tools :)
Great tutorial, I didn't even realize the metal plate there that covered the screws. I was hoping the screws weren't on the reverse side under the plastic. Years of a 600EX-RT attached will cause this problem for everyone it seems. I'll add if the metal plate seems stuck on there may be 2 small dabs of solid epoxy, this is trivial to remove you just have to bend the metal using something really thin like a sewing needle and it'll break loose. I wonder if Canon fixed this issue with newer bodies, 4 dinky screws don't seem like a longterm solution for a hotshoe.
thatanvar I would check ebay or the canon website. I found a phone number you can call to order parts: Canon Parts Order Desk at (866) 481-2569. Tha'ts canon USA. Not sure about other countries. Sorry if its not much help. Good Luck!
How do I remove the hotshoe altogether? I don't want something that sharp on my camera, never use it. I can't get under the hotshoe thingy with a screwdriver.
+Aurelie Nani I would avoid that as there may be a risk something might break and make your camera loose value. Also if it rains that might not be a good idea with the inside components open to moisture. Try getting a hotshoe cover. Here one on amazon. www.amazon.com/Foto-Tech-Standard-EOS-1D-PowerShot/dp/B00J2H75VO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442355925&sr=8-1&keywords=hot+shoe+cover+canon
This method is useless: some time later screws will be unscrewed again. You should use threadlochker. You know, this blue stuff: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Thread-locking_fluid_applied.jpg And since it's obvious that no one wants to disconnect hot shoe from the body, you can use the strong one.
Finally, the topic Not addressed by so many other videos. I stopped using my Minolta X-700 35mm in the early 90's bcuz a larger Flash unit I was using, caused the shoe to loosen, tilt or bend (my thought). And so I tucked iy away in its case bcuz I thought I'd have to send it out for an expensive repair. Now, 28 years later, I thought of buying a Canon rebel 5i. But thought to pull this one out of storage and RUclips the problem. And Wow, who would of thought! All done. Many thanks.
This is amazing!!! I have been sending my camera in to Canon Professional Services for YEARS to repair this continual problem. NOW I can do this on my own! Thanks so very much!!!
I was considering sending my camera out for repair when I came across this video. Thank you for saving me some money!
Many thanks for sharing this. You are a life saver !!! Both the hot shoes on my 5D mark 3's were loose, and all my speedlites would not work. I couldn't get a guarantee from Canon UK that I would have them back to me before a shoot at the weekend, then I found your video !!!! Total, total star !!!!! :-)
I can't thank you enough man. I have a real estate photography business and we shoot a TON of homes. My flash has come loose a few times now and I have paid Canon to repair it each time. I can't believe how easy of a fix it is. You're the man.
+JakeBoydPhoto Great! Glad you found it helpful! How much did canon charge for this if I may ask?
+photovideo101 around $145.
+JakeBoydPhoto oh no! That's a lot of money to tighten 4 screws.
Man, if you were in front of me I would give you a huge hug....maybe awkwardly longer than you would expect because you have saved me from a huge headache...in addition to S&H and probably a repair expense to Canon! I was having an issue with my Pocket Wizard not transmitting a signal to my receiver and had to gently push on the wizard with my thumb while the camera was in a portrait orientation to get the hotshoe contacts to...well, contact. Not no mo' sunshine! Thanks for taking the time to post this. YOU ROCK!
I was actually trying to fix a slightly different problem. I lost my hot shoe on my 5D and wanted to replace it with one from a 50D. But this video showed me it's not that difficult. And it works! Probably saved me a lot of money in repairs!! Thanks!
I was extremely worried that I would loose my hot shoe function; Thank you ever so much! This fixed it!!!!
I just want to say you have just saved me so much future pain in the back side. Thank you so so much for this amazing tutorial thank you thank you. My flash now doesn't need to be held when taking shots. Thanks again
AWESOME! Problem fixed! Save me time, money and stress! So grateful!
Simple and very usefullwhen your flash doesn't connect that good anymore. Super!
Seriously helpful!!!!!!! I live in the Caribbean and on a very remote island with no camera stores, thank you so much!!!!
Thank you so much - that just saved me a load of time and money. Took 2 minutes to fix my loose hotshoe on my 5D Mark 2 after watching this. Perfect!
Saved me a bunch of money and time! Thanks so much for the video!
Thank you!! You saved me a trip to Canon and $$ I didn't have to spend on this right now.
Had this issue with my 7D. Done this fix and works as new!!! Top video!! Cheers
Thanks. Short and informative... to the point. Much appreciated!
You saved me, thanks from Venezuela!
Grest video, thanks i had that problem but even workst, it got out completly im a middle of a wedding photo shot, i guessed that was something deeply wrong about hot shoe but with this video could fixed it by myself easily thanks to you!
Dude... I'm CPS Platinum and they wanted to charge me $420 if I sent the camera in for this repair. Thank you for saving me money!!
you ARE great, man, thank you for sharing. I lost my flash on my previous session, I thought I have to send it to Canon. Thank you again. I just fixed that (glad my hubby has those tools :)
Great tutorial, I didn't even realize the metal plate there that covered the screws. I was hoping the screws weren't on the reverse side under the plastic. Years of a 600EX-RT attached will cause this problem for everyone it seems. I'll add if the metal plate seems stuck on there may be 2 small dabs of solid epoxy, this is trivial to remove you just have to bend the metal using something really thin like a sewing needle and it'll break loose. I wonder if Canon fixed this issue with newer bodies, 4 dinky screws don't seem like a longterm solution for a hotshoe.
Thank you for that fix. It's been wobbly from day 1.
Oh damn! I had no idea that can be removed! You just made my day, sir! Thank you very much!
Awesome!
Both of my cameras have the hotshoe loose and was getting worried.
Thanks for sharing!
Much love mate!
you saved me lots of time and stress if i had to send it to canon :)
i find this video very useful Thanks so much
thank you, you just saved my money
Thank you for your guidance. Appreciate very much, I fixed it and it saves my day.
Thanks, you just saved me for a long drive....
thank you !!!!!!!!!!! you save my time and money!!
This is great! I just fixed mine with your help. Thank you!
Great video. I had a same problem shooting the wedding.... Thank you so much!
Thanks much dude. Very very useful video! Thanks again
LIFE SAVER!!! Thank you for this!!
Worked a treat! Thanks!
Thank you very much! you saved me!!!!!!!!!!
I will share your video to all my friends :-)
Thanks for the post! It worked perfectly.
Awesome, I just fixed mine with your help! Thanks so much!!!
This really helped me. thanks for sharing
I just had to do this, worked perfectly!
Do you happen to know what size those screws are?
Thanks Man, I just fix it on my 5D2
Thank you so much for this clip, have working camera and flash again :-)
Thanks a bunch man, I thought this would be a "mission".....
you saved my day!!!
Thanks a lot, very big help.
What size screws are those?
Nicely done. Thanks man!
This was very helpful. Thank you!
Anytime!
Thanks you saved me from a world of hurt....:-)
You are my jesus. Thank you!
very helpful, thanks a lot!!!
What if my screws just keep turning and never get tight? Are they broken? I dropped my canon and the hotshoe fell out of place
Thanks man!
Thank you!
Thanks! needed that :)
amazing, thank you for this video!
great,, very helpful
That's can be used with the foot of the speedlight?
Thank you!! You saved the day :-)
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Thanks :)
thank you !!
Hero!
thank you! :D
thinks you!! very thanks you
I lost some parts of it, do you know where I can purchase one?
thatanvar I would check ebay or the canon website. I found a phone number you can call to order parts: Canon Parts Order Desk at (866) 481-2569. Tha'ts canon USA. Not sure about other countries. Sorry if its not much help. Good Luck!
tq
Its really funny that this is my exact camera.
How do I remove the hotshoe altogether? I don't want something that sharp on my camera, never use it. I can't get under the hotshoe thingy with a screwdriver.
+Aurelie Nani I would avoid that as there may be a risk something might break and make your camera loose value. Also if it rains that might not be a good idea with the inside components open to moisture. Try getting a hotshoe cover. Here one on amazon.
www.amazon.com/Foto-Tech-Standard-EOS-1D-PowerShot/dp/B00J2H75VO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442355925&sr=8-1&keywords=hot+shoe+cover+canon
photovideo101 thank you
Take each screw out and put some blue Loctite on them
Dude! You just saved me a bunch of money because I didn't have to send my 6D into Canon. Post your Paypal address and I'll buy you a beer! Thanks!
This method is useless: some time later screws will be unscrewed again. You should use threadlochker. You know, this blue stuff: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Thread-locking_fluid_applied.jpg
And since it's obvious that no one wants to disconnect hot shoe from the body, you can use the strong one.
thank a lot, man!
thank you!!!
Thanks man!
Thank you!!