[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (reply within text)
> > The SFX/SF1 has an odd viewfinder cover with a prism to show the
> > flash ready light. Most of the cameras have lost their rubber
> > viewfinder cover.
>
f> I've noticed the sort of odd (at least to me, also) location for the
f> flash ready light. However, I haven't "graduated" yet to using
f> flash (either the built-in RTF or an external unit) with the SF1.
f>
f> Is this a viable way to show flash readiness? And, are you
f> suggesting that, when the rubber viewfinder cover is gone that it
f> doesn't work so well?
f>
The rubber finder is 1/2 inch thick with a little prism inside that
moves the flash ready light into your field of view. However, the
whole thing tends to fall off the camera as it slides up and off !
> > I've also heard that folks have trouble with the battery in the
> > handle and screw up the battery holder.
f>
f> I've used only the AA grip so far, and I can't see how it would be
f> easy at all to mess up. Perhaps the Lithium grip is more fiddly?
Comment was from the guy at Henry's who had seen tyros mess up
the contacts in the lithium grip...
Regards, Bob S.
