OK, how about this -- just use the LED that's already there, but tap into the
yellow lead that powers it. Run a jumper (drill through
the front casting under the leatherette?) directly to a switch (a chicklet
under the leatherette, above the self-timer?), thence to
power, so that whenever the switch is closed, the LED is illuminated. The down
side is that if the switch is closed by the case or
bag, etc., it will run the batteries down. And you'd have a lump under the
leatherette....
Lama-Jim L'Hommedieu wrote:
> Hi Julian,
> Making it removable for daylight- that's a great idea.
>
> I've been thinking about making it fit all the way onto the illumination
> button. If it fit the collar snugly, it would triangluate
> the support much better. It might also be possible to dedicate the lug to
> this thing and duplicate the socket further out.
>
> Anyway....
>
> About the heat- I'm thinking it's an LED powered project so there no heat to
> speak of.
>
> Lama
>
> From: "Julian Davies" > The attachment idea looks feasible if you have some
> decent brass bending
> > tools. It would need to be pretty accurate and fit really snugly to the
> > corner of the body, because that's quite a lever length to hang off one
> > screw, which isn't really in the best place for the job. Without some extra
> > geometric support, the whole thing could be pretty fragile (at least from an
> > alignment perspective)
> > For feasibility, wouldn't a hot - shoe mounted version on a 4 be easier?
> > (evidently ignore this if program mode is important - but then why would one
> > need the display?)
> > One other thought. If you're planning to make this thing go bright, heat
> > control is likely to become an issue, at least for the plastic window and
> > probably for the ends of fingers too...
> > Wouldn't it be easier to make it just bright enough for concerts, and easily
> > removable for daylight?
>
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