I've had the feet on two T-32's snap off. I think these were poorly
fastened for such a big flash. But the real culprit is the accessory
shoe used by most all camera makers: A tiny viewfinder clip someone put
on a Leica in the 1920's. (Konica's X-24 was designed low and had
nearly a second resting point on the top plate; I knocked it around but
it always stayed put.) Finally Minolta came up with a prism-mounted
shoe with some mechanical integrity. . . .I think it was on the 7000i.
To its credit, the T32 has a low center of gravity, but I only use the
T20 on the prism shoe. The T32 really comes into its own on the BG2:
it's offset nicely from the lens axis; has plenty of reserves from the
C-cells, and gets extra support from the connecting pins. One of the
nicer handling grip setups.
Morgan Sparks
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