Accessory foot for camera accessories
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorHiroshi Ohmura
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Abstract
An accessory foot fixed to an accessory such as a strobo flash light unit has a demountable foot member in addition to a standardized foot part. The demountable foot member is removably mounted to the foot to elongate the length of the standardized foot part to be inserted into a shoe fixed to a camera body. The elongated foot is engaged with a specially designed long accessory shoe to firmly hold the accessory on the camera body. When the accessory is mounted to a camera body with an ordinary standard accessory shoe, the demountable accessory foot member is removed from the accessory so that the standardized foot part of the foot may be accommodated with the standard accessory shoe.
Claims5
An accessory foot fixed to an accessory for cameras to be engaged with an accessory shoe fixed to the body of cameras comprising a base fixed to the accessory, said base extending along the bottom face of the accessory, a standardized foot part fixed to said base and having a main portion spaced from and extending in a direction parallel to said base, said standardized foot part having an electric synchronizing contact to be put into contact with an electric contact provided on the accessory shoe on the camera body, and a demountable foot member removably mounted to said base, said demountable foot member being so positioned on said base and of such a shape as to elongate the main portion of the standardized foot part in said direction parallel to said base to make the foot longer.
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