wlaidlaw Posted November 26, 2009 Share #1 Â Posted November 26, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Has anyone else found that the shoe on the M9 is very tightly dimensioned. It is a real struggle to get the SF58 flash on and off my M9. It is appreciably more difficult than my M8. The M9 shoe is putting quite visible score marks on the plastic SF58 foot. The Frankenfinder is also quite tight to get on and off but no so marked, as the metal slides better on the metal shoe than the plastic of the SF58. Â Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 26, 2009 Posted November 26, 2009 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Very tight shoe on M9. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
adan Posted November 26, 2009 Share #2 Â Posted November 26, 2009 Yes - but it keeps me from losing my 21 viewfinder... Â It is becoming a bit less tight with 10 weeks time and use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Fines Posted November 26, 2009 Share #3 Â Posted November 26, 2009 Hello, Â I have only tried the Frankenfinder and a Thumbs Up. Â Both of these were extremely tight. Tighter I think than any other camera I've used. Â Fortunately I just leave the Thumbs Up in place and the finder slips into its shoe quite easily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank aus B Posted November 26, 2009 Share #4 Â Posted November 26, 2009 Yes indeed, I have the same "problem" with my M9 and SF58. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
okram Posted November 27, 2009 Share #5 Â Posted November 27, 2009 Take a pencil graphite and rub it inside the shoe, that will help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheewai_m6 Posted November 27, 2009 Share #6 Â Posted November 27, 2009 those german cordwainers..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share #7 Â Posted November 27, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Take a pencil graphite and rub it inside the shoe, that will help. Â I have gone a bit more 21st Century than this and put a tiny smear of silicone grease with micronised teflon on the SF58 foot. That has improved matters but the foot is still getting chewed up. Luckily I see that the foot is replaceable but I hope that the ribbon cable to the foot contacts, is on a plug and not soldered in. Â Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 27, 2009 Share #8 Â Posted November 27, 2009 My 21mm finder takes a good strong push and wiggle to remove it while it falls off other cameras. It must be a new heavy duty spring that the reviewers didn't pick up on :-) Â Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share #9  Posted November 27, 2009 My 21mm finder takes a good strong push and wiggle to remove it while it falls off other cameras. It must be a new heavy duty spring that the reviewers didn't pick up on :-) Steve  My worst culprit for this is the VC21 meter on the very well used shoe on my M4, where I think the springs have got a bit soft . A very light push and gravity will do the rest. So far I have caught it every time but luck would have run out eventually. I have therefore cut out a small bit of the yellow hookey side of a Velcro sticky fixer and stuck that onto the underside of the VC21 shoe. That increases the friction considerably.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_torben Posted November 27, 2009 Share #10  Posted November 27, 2009 Has anyone else found that the shoe on the M9 is very tightly dimensioned. It is a real struggle to get the SF58 flash on and off my M9. It is appreciably more difficult than my M8. The M9 shoe is putting quite visible score marks on the plastic SF58 foot. The Frankenfinder is also quite tight to get on and off but no so marked, as the metal slides better on the metal shoe than the plastic of the SF58. Wilson You cant have everything on a 7000 dollar camera Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 27, 2009 Share #11  Posted November 27, 2009 You cant have everything on a 7000 dollar camera  *snif* Is that a sour grape I smell? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_torben Posted November 27, 2009 Share #12 Â Posted November 27, 2009 *snif* Is that a sour grape I smell? Â If you are a "gentleman", I am an angel! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted November 27, 2009 Share #13 Â Posted November 27, 2009 I have a Canon 5D2 with a very tight hotshoe too. Not quite sure what the solution is other than getting someone to prise it open a bit . If it is a real problem then get Leica to sort it, otherwise you will no doubt find that it will eventually wear in (my solution). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 27, 2009 Share #14  Posted November 27, 2009 If you are a "gentleman", I am an angel!  Bless you!  I am not a "gentleman". I am a "Gentleman Amateur" - there is a big difference  Regards,  Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_b Posted November 27, 2009 Share #15  Posted November 27, 2009 Has anyone else found that the shoe on the M9 is very tightly dimensioned. It is a real struggle to get the SF58 flash on and off my M9. It is appreciably more difficult than my M8. The M9 shoe is putting quite visible score marks on the plastic SF58 foot. The Frankenfinder is also quite tight to get on and off but no so marked, as the metal slides better on the metal shoe than the plastic of the SF58. Wilson Mine's quite tight as well FWIW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted November 27, 2009 Share #16 Â Posted November 27, 2009 If it's any consolation the shoe on the MP3 is also very tight. My SF20 flash was a struggle to get off in particular. But my Nikon SB-800 has a metal foot with a mechanical lock and slides in and out very nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted November 27, 2009 Share #17 Â Posted November 27, 2009 Frankenfinder no problem - I tried the SF 24D this afternoon and that was OK too... Not tried the Thumbs-up - I've sort of stopped bothering with that as it snagged when I was pulling the camera out of a bag... Â Wilson, no complaints on my M9 shoe-wise. My only complaint at the moment is that I'm still waiting for M9 #2 so have to use the DSLR setup more than I want... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodor Heinrichsohn Posted November 27, 2009 Share #18 Â Posted November 27, 2009 When I used the WATE and the Frankenfinder on a recent trip, I found that the tighter fit of the viewfinder was helpful. On my M8 I was bothered by the loose fit and had to tighten the wheel on the finder more than I liked in order to make sure the finder did not come off accidentally. Teddy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_lir Posted November 27, 2009 Share #19 Â Posted November 27, 2009 extremely tight on my m9! can barely get the thumbs up out to get in the thumbs up with a cs so i can use external viewfinders. Â way tighter than any other camera ive ever used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted November 28, 2009 Share #20 Â Posted November 28, 2009 Yes, mine is extremely tight too. Â And like Chris I have stopped using the thumbs up. Enjoying using a flash again on occasion (Thumbs Up was just too much of a drag to take on and off). The M9 and flash images look pretty good (SF24 on auto). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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