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Eric Zepeda

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« Reply #20 on: March 23, 2007, 07:35:14 am »

We've had similar problems with the 1DsMk11 and it's 4 pin connector. Someone here in NY has come up with a plate that attaches to the bottom of the Mk11 that acts as a strain relief on the 4 pin port. Maybe this could be used on the ZD? I will try to find either a link or a pic later today.

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« Reply #21 on: March 23, 2007, 09:38:06 am »

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We've had similar problems with the 1DsMk11 and it's 4 pin connector. Someone here in NY has come up with a plate that attaches to the bottom of the Mk11 that acts as a strain relief on the 4 pin port. Maybe this could be used on the ZD? I will try to find either a link or a pic later today.

Best,

Eric
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Possibly not such a good idea unless there is a second plug

Part of the function of a flimsier plug is for it to come out..

The scenario is camera on tripod - lead tripped over

option 1

plug comes out of camera

option 2

super secure plug stays in place and camera topples 5 feet  onto the deck and is totalled

In engineering design it is called 'fail soft' ??

I am pretty sure hotshoe flashes are designed to break rather than rip the top off of cameras - we had a box of hotshoes for nikon guns once upon a time

Still a problem for ZD owners though

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« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2007, 01:42:30 pm »

I finally got the Manfrotto plate I wanted to use. I'm attatching some photos on how it works, I've been using it for two days and it does a pretty good job, sure needs a couple of seconds more to set up but afterwards you can work on the tripod and handhold without problems and with the camera in any position, the plate holds all the weight of the cable that was on the plug otherwise. It was a luck I previously had the hexagonal head, otherwise I would have had to change.

Anyway I still don't feel very safe, and I won't until someone tells me what really causes the crashes, voltage?, cable?, motherboard?

Arnau.
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« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2007, 04:16:41 pm »

Arnau,

be carefull not to bend that last bit of cable too much. I had a similar construction and bend it mabe too much. Me feeling was, that this bend caused a loose connection inside the cable (which then causes the firewireport to go). At the moment I am using a 2 meter cable with gold(colored)contacts and translucent plastic bits at the ends, which seem to make the cable sit better on the camera. with this cable I had no problems yet.

good luck

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« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2007, 05:55:14 pm »

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Arnau,

be carefull not to bend that last bit of cable too much. I had a similar construction and bend it mabe too much. Me feeling was, that this bend caused a loose connection inside the cable (which then causes the firewireport to go). At the moment I am using a 2 meter cable with gold(colored)contacts and translucent plastic bits at the ends, which seem to make the cable sit better on the camera. with this cable I had no problems yet.

good luck

stefan
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Yes I noticed it, maybe I should find a way to leave more cable free, I'll have to search for a solution. Thanks for the tip. Would you mind telling us the brand of cable you are using?

thanks again.

Arnau.
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« Reply #25 on: March 29, 2007, 11:31:01 am »

Quote from: Pantoned,Mar 27 2007, 04:55 PM
Would you mind telling us the brand of cable you are using?


here in germany they are sold under the "hama"-lable.
they have 3 or 4 different versions of firewirecables.
collecting and testing firewirecable is a nice change to bying and testing digital cameras, backs or lenses - and much cheaper  

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