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Jesse Traquair

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Posted on Monday, October 31, 2005 - 11:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I own several Praktica L-series cameras and the hotshoes are loose on an L, L2, and LTL3. How do you get access to the screws that hold them on? Do I have to take off the top plate or is the solution less drastic? Many thanks.
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Stephen Brian

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The problem is easy to solve.

Try to press down the two upwards curved springs that are visible on the edges of the hot-shoe.

The metal palte then slides out (a little gentle persuasion and fiddling but no great force) revealing the offending screws.

I've done this once on a Super TL 1000 (essentially an MTL 5)

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