SL2 Hot Shoe Question

[Dr. G]

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Is the hot shoe on the SL2 a little narrow?  I am trying to use my R2 Pro ii for sony with the camera and it's very tight.  I can get it on, but it's very tight.  I think someone here broke their hot shoe, so I'm trying to be very careful.

[sillbeers15]

Penny wise pound foolish?

[Photoworks]

19 hours ago, Dr. G said:

Is the hot shoe on the SL2 a little narrow?  I am trying to use my R2 Pro ii for sony with the camera and it's very tight.  I can get it on, but it's very tight.  I think someone here broke their hot shoe, so I'm trying to be very careful.

YEP! Sony trigger and Flash does not fit!

Not sure why, it fits fine on the M system

[masjah]

13 hours ago, sillbeers15 said:

Penny wise pound foolish?

Why?

[Max EPR]

Actually, my Leica SF26 flash won't fit in the Leica SL2 hot shoe. It fits my Q2 perfectly.

[Dr. G]

18 hours ago, sillbeers15 said:

Penny wise pound foolish?

Not at all.  I had asked the other day what system to use and was told that if using it in manual mode all that I needed was center pin contact.  I just didn't know if the hot shoes were standard sizes across systems.  I'll just grab a different remote.

[sillbeers15]

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14 hours ago, masjah said:

Why?

In the event that if you break your hot shoe  with a non compatible device, who can you blame?

[masjah]

1 hour ago, sillbeers15 said:

In the event that if you break your hot shoe  with a non compatible device, who can you blame?

But I thought the OP was questioning whether the hot shoe was undersized. If so, it's a design error, and Leica is to blame, not the OP.

Edited September 15, 2020 by masjah

[helged]

1 hour ago, masjah said:

But I thought the OP was questioning whether the hot shoe was undersized. If so, it's a design error, and Leica is to blame, not the OP.

Both the SL2 and S3 have (very) tight hot shoes; so tight that it is on the troublesome side...

[sillbeers15]

18 hours ago, masjah said:

But I thought the OP was questioning whether the hot shoe was undersized. If so, it's a design error, and Leica is to blame, not the OP.

You can either blame Leica and live with the damage or prevent the problem from happening in the first place. No camera maker will take blame when you fit a non maker part on their camera.

[masjah]

6 hours ago, sillbeers15 said:

You can either blame Leica and live with the damage or prevent the problem from happening in the first place. No camera maker will take blame when you fit a non maker part on their camera.

A hot shoe is for accessories which employ it, not necessarily just Leica accessories. There will be international standard specifications for the dimensions of a hot shoe. Either the SL2's hot shoe meets these or it doesn't. If it doesn't (specifically if it's undersized) then it's Leica's fault, and it's not reasonable for them to take a position that only their accessories can be safely used. 

[LocalHero1953]

11 hours ago, sillbeers15 said:

You can either blame Leica and live with the damage or prevent the problem from happening in the first place. No camera maker will take blame when you fit a non maker part on their camera.

That's a bit like saying you should only use a Leica tripod! 

FWIW I have just tried my Godox Xpro (Canon versión) in my SL2. It fits, with a bit of a metal-to-metal jiggling, and it fires an off-camera flash. A neat fit, not tight, IMO. 

Edited September 16, 2020 by LocalHero1953

[sillbeers15]

12 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said:

That's a bit like saying you should only use a Leica tripod! 

FWIW I have just tried my Godox Xpro (Canon versión) in my SL2. It fits, with a bit of a metal-to-metal jiggling, and it fires an off-camera flash. A neat fit, not tight, IMO. 

Sure. When there is no issue, everybody is happy. When there is an issue, I can read about it and avoid going there. Thanks.