hotshoe for canon 7?

[seamonkeyman]

being a former slr user, i was always used to a flash atop my camera. recently got hold of a canon 7, and while i thought the lack of a hotshoe won't be an issue, i'm slowly realizing that it can become one, especially when i want to attach a lens that's wide than 35mm (for the finder, eyeing the 15mm cv) or using a flash. thought of buying a bracket to solve the flash problem, but doesn't solve the viewfinder issue.

has anyone done anything about this?

 

[dexdog]

After the camera was released, Canon realized that they had goofed by not puting a show on top of the camera. Their response was a shoe attachment that mounted around the flash sync, IIRC. Unfortunately, this accessory is really rare, and I am not aware of any aftermarket makes. I can't even find a pic on the web of the proper Canon 7 accessory shoe.

A little more info in the following RFF link
http://mail.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1311454

 

[seamonkeyman]

thanks for the reply. i guess i will have to DIY. 🙂

 

[Kim Coxon]

I used to have a couple of flash brackets. They folded up when not in use and attached to the bottom of the camera using the tripod socket.

I had a cleasrout a while ago and I am not sure if I still have them. I will try and have a look tomorrow and if they are still around, you are welcome to one.

Kim

 

[paolo]

If you are not going to use a selenium meter then you can just attach a shoe on top of the camera using a glue. Frankly speaking the meter is not of a great use at Canon 7

 

[John Shriver]

Sadly, the Canon "Accessory Coupler" for the Canon 7 costs almost as much as the price difference between a Canon 7 and 7s. As a plus, the Canon 7s comes with a reasonably useful CdS meter.

If you want to DIY, several of the flashguns have the correct mating bayonet connector. They're not worth much.