Loose 5cm Finder

[mrmonde]

I've just got hold of a 5cm Finder for my 111a, the problem is it's incredibly loose in the hot shoe how can I remedy this.

[payasam]

One option is paper cut to size. A IIIa cannot have a hot shoe, of course.

[FPjohn]

One option is paper cut to size. A IIIa cannot have a hot shoe, of course.

One or more of the detachable pieces from the end of an Ilford film box works well as a shim in my case.

yours
FPJ

[ZeissFan]

You can either pound down the rails on the accessory shoe (not recommended), or use tape on the bottom of the viewfinder's foot.

[payasam]

Tape will probably stretch and tear, ZF, or get bunched up. FPJ's scheme is better, though I shall add that Fuji and Kodak and so on should do as well as Ilford. I speak as a once heavy user of FP4 and Microphen.

Pounding down, if that should be necessary, must be done with a soft mallet -- wood, nylon, etc. -- and very, very gently.

[edit] Goes without saying that if other things fit well, there's nothing the matter with the shoe.

[John Shriver]

There's a reason that the IIIc has a spring-loaded accessory shoe. So do the Canon screw-mounts.

Some finders have a slot along one side of the shoe, so that you can pry it a bit wider, for a tighter fit.

[Melvin]

I cut a little square of plain paper as a shim for my Leica II, works fine.