are all canon eos camera hot shoe the same height Width and depth

<p>Are all canon eos camera hot shoe the same height, width and depth. I am having trouble getting a hot shoe cover to fit. my canon 5D height is 2.06 mm so will accept 2.00 mm thick hot shoe cover. Will the latest canon cameras accept a thicker hot shoe cover 2.40 mm or are they all the same at 2.06 mm ?</p>

<p>steve</p>

<p>I'm pretty sure they are all speced the same, so if it won't fit in your 5D's it likely won't fit in any other EOS hotshoe... unless you get creative with a flathead screwdriver ;)</p>

<p>can anyone actually measure the size of the gap ? my 5d is 2.06 mm</p>

<p>The dimensions of these shoes are very standard. The basic design goes WAY back. Just in my collection, here are some early cameras with shoes of this design: Zorki 1 (ca. 1950, clone of an earlier Leica), Leica IIIf (1950's), Universal Mercury II (ca 1945), Kodak Monitor Six-20 (1946), and even the very cool Perfex 44 (1939) which surprisingly featured a HOT shoe! The only real difference between hot shoes is the layout of the terminals. But they're all the same physically, as far as I'm aware.</p>

<p>can anyone actually measure the size of the gap ? my 5d is 2.06 mm</p>

<p>My 5D measures around 2mm, give or take 0.1 mm (hard to measure). The thickness of the metal measures about 1mm, give or take. My guess is that this is the standard -- 1mm metal and 2mm gap. I don't have a more modern camera (except for my 40D), but I would be utterly gobsmacked if they were any different.</p>

<p>Where does this 2.4mm cover come from? I suspect it fits nothing -- defective.</p>

<p>The dimensions are standardized per ISO 518:2006. See here:</p>

<p>http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Hot_shoe</p>

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<p>unfortunately it does not give actual dimensions .<br>

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Hot_shoe<br>

does anyone have the dimension for ISO 518:2006</p>

<p>They are all identical, or at least they should be. And why do you need a cover for a hot shoe?</p>

<p>The original purpose of a hot shoe cover is to<br>

avoid zapping your eyebrow area with a high <br>

voltage from a studio flash thaz plugged into<br>

your PC terminal which was usually parallel<br>

wired with the hot shoe. </p>

<p>FWIW, most of my covers are too loose :-O </p>

<p>` </p>

<p>(You're welcome.)</p>

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<p>does anyone have the dimension for ISO 518:2006</p>

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http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/8ubuy8/D00605-4.jpg</p>

<p align="left"><strong>Below is from John Sexton newsletter a few years ago. The Canon models apparently are not all the same. You can check it out with the maker. I do know the leves work well.<br /></strong></p>

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<p align="left"><strong>TECH TIP: A GREAT NEW TOOL TO KEEP THINGS ON THE LEVEL</strong></p>

<p >One of the many reasons I enjoy teaching workshops is how much I learn from the participants. I mentioned above that the initial idea, which evolved into the Slosher, came from a workshop participant. On last month’s Luminous Print workshop, which Charlie Cramer and I co-instructed together, one of the workshop participants had a bubble level mounted on his camera, unlike any I had seen previously. The workshop participant was kind enough to give me the information about the level, and I ordered a couple immediately after the conclusion of the workshop. I’m a big believer in levels (for all kinds of cameras). Keep in mind my background is the view camera and levels are generally standard operating equipment for those type of cameras. For years Anne and I have use a slide-in level that fits into the flash shoe of our Hasselblad cameras. We find them extremely valuable (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve accidentally made an image with a titled horizon!). We have now switched to the Ross Photographic Hinged Bubble Level, and couldn't be happier.</p>

<p >What is unique about the levels manufactured by Ross Photographic is that they are extremely low profile. The <em>Hinged Bubble Level</em> is their top of the line model. It can easily be left on the camera at all times. The craftsmanship is superb. If you rotate your camera from horizontal to vertical, you simply pull up on the Hinged Bubble Level and it is ready to go to work in that axis as well. Miniature magnets insure you have the level positioned accurately. For the first time we are able to keep the levels on our cameras all of the time, so we don’t have to dig around frantically as the light is changing. They take up almost no room whatsoever. I’m super impressed with everything about the Ross levels and the way they run their business. The Hinged Bubble Level sells for $39.99 plus $3.00 standard shipping and handling.</p>

<p >They also offer a 2-Way Camera bubble level that does not rotate. It’s even lower profile. I was speaking with Dennis Ross, the owner of Ross Photographic, and he indicated some Canon cameras require a slightly thicker mounting base and they are in the process of developing levels for a more secure fit on the Canon DSLR cameras. The 2-Way Camera Bubble Level sells for $24.99.</p>

<p >I think every camera with a flash shoe should be equipped with one or the other of these beautifully engineered and superbly crafted devices For more information contact Ross Photographic.<br>

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