There are some reflections off the shoe, but maybe he tried to crazy
glue the broken piece on. Shoe can be replaced as in T32, though cost
may be higher due to initial parts cost.
___________________________________
John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
On 1/8/2011 6:09 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I don't think the photograph is good enough to say whether it melted or
> not. I don't see any reason to disbelieve the explanation. Probably
> simple mechanical failure from a bump or drop. But the fact that it is
> broken on one side means that that side is more likely to experience
> another failure simply because it has been weakened. I wouldn't pay a
> lot for it without asking Olympus how much it would cost to repair if
> the broken side decided to give way completely.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 1/8/2011 3:53 PM, Lawrence Woods wrote:
>> There's an FL-36 flash on eB*y at a low price, auction
>> 220719196823. The third picture shows the bottom of the hot
>> shoe, about which the seller says "The corner of the hot shoe
>> was broken off when it was brand new but it has never, and does
>> not affect performance." The shoe bottom looks a bit melted to
>> me.
>>
>> Any guesses as to what could have caused this?
>>
>> ----- Larry Woods
>>
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|