OT: Yet another Hexar AF question

[lutz]

The hot shoe is coming off. Very loose now with apparently two, three

tiny screws which would have to be blocked from underneath the top

cover. Do you have any experience to share re: taking off the top

cover, fixing the hot shoe? Thanks, merry Christmas and peace to

everybody!

[daniel_kreithen1]

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00CCeT&tag=

 

This should tell you how to remove the top cover, which is easy. I'm not sure how to tighten the hot shoe, though. While you have it off, clean the glass surfaces of the viewfinder. Hope this helps.

[michaelging]

I believe the question is about the Konica Hexar Auto-focus camera and not the Rangefinder camera. I might be wrong,though.

[ray .]

If by top cover you mean the rubber covering- you have to peel it

off from the edges. Just grab it from the edge and pull. It's stuck

on with an adhesive and will give quite a bit of resistance, but

just pull it and get it off. All you need do when replacing is to

stick it back in place and the adhesive is strong enough so it will

again hold without any re-gluing. Be very careful of course when

taking off the top plate, which doesn't come completely off the

camera because of electrical connections. Not sure about the

specifics of how to repair the hot shoe.

[ray .]

I guess by top cover you actually meant the metal top plate, but

you do need to remove the rubber cover to get to the screws...

[karl_knize]

Mine's in the shop now for the same thing, along with the common shutter release

problem. $95 plus parts.

[ray .]

Hey, Karl, who is doing the repairs?

[subhash_tiwari]

Ray asked the very question I was about to. I have a Hexar AF which gives me error messages only and not currently usable. Hope there is someone who can repair it. Its such a great Camera !

[lutz]

Thanks, Daniel. Your link provided the info I was hoping for. Thanks, Ray, too - "top plate" might have been more apropriate... Will report on how smooth the repair went. Cheers.