Does anyone know where i can find some sort of plastic insert that would slide into the M6 hot shoe? I would like to protect the area while i,m in very wet and dusty conditions. Thanks for your ideas.

-- Brooks (Bvonarx@home.com), December 05, 2001

Answers

Do not worry about it, moisture and dust will not cause any troubles on the hot shoe or its contacts.

-- John Collier (jbcollier@powersurfr.com), December 05, 2001.

If you are really worried, just tape over it with some 3M tape.

-- Linus (yatsunil@hotmail.com), December 05, 2001.

Minox has inserts for its 35mm folding lens cameras, and so does Nikon. Nikon's F65 body comes with a hotshoe insert. Best to check with you local Minox and Nikon dealers.

-- Hoyin Lee (leehoyin@hutchcity.com), December 06, 2001.

Here's a place where you can buy a "Canon Plastic Hot-shoe Protector" for $10 (scroll down to the section under "Canon FD accessories": http://www.colescameras.c om/canon.htm. It should fit the hot-shoe of the Leica M6.

-- Hoyin Lee (leehoyin@hutchcity.com), December 06, 2001.

The Leica Minilux Zoom is supplied with such an insert. You can probably buy the item as replacement part from Leica. I suppose it will fit the the M6, though I have not tried it on mine.

-- Martin Allen (martin.allen@worldnet.att.net), December 06, 2001.

Nikon's Flash Shoe Cap that comes with the F65 camera body should fit the M6's hot shoe, and you can buy one on-line from B&H here: http://www01.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/Fram eWork.class? FNC=ProductActivator__Aproductlist_html___207371___NIBS1___USA___CatID =294___SID=EAD222032E0.

-- Hoyin Lee (leehoyin@hutchcity.com), December 06, 2001.

Oops, it's out of stock at B&H! Well, at least now you know what to look for.

-- Hoyin Lee (leehoyin@hutchcity.com), December 06, 2001.

Porter's Camera sells the hot shoe plastic thinga-ma-jig for like $1.49. I use the Minox ML's or--for that extra flair--a SMENA, red plastic hot shoe mount cover.

-- Cosmo Genovese (cosmo@rome.com), December 06, 2001.