Canon 580EX I Repair

We all know how much our gear costs and some of us depend on it to make a living.

I broke my Canon 580EX I speedlite's foot one drunken night in NYC, with a small amount of cash and good old google, I was able to fix it in under 20 minutes.

This time around, I lost the locking pin and spring so I'm hoping this helps some people out there.

Here's a link to the parts for the flash:
http://www.strappe.com/pics/manuals/photography/Speedlite%20580EX.pdf

Here are the instructions I first used to fix it:
http://neilvn.com/tangents/2007/05/31/repairing-the-canon-580ex-hotshoe-foot/

Note, if you swap the sets of screws used to remove the foot and used to hold the small circuit board down, your flash may come apart at the foot as the screws are SLIGHTLY different in size yet still 'screw in'. This is actually how I lost the locking pin.

Dial direct: 732-521-7230
For the plastic foot, request part # CY2-1227-000

For other parts, refer to the pdf and find what you need.

Disclaimer, I take zero responsibility if you damage your flash. It's very simple but you can still screw things up royally. Make sure you remove the batteries before opening the flash up.

-ian

Well, 1of4 weddings completed!

Sorry I've been bad at updating (not like any of you care) but it's been a wild time for me... Recently started contracting back at Acxiom and I'm loving it! I recently attended the wedding of Abe and Jenny and had an absolute blast thanks to Mr. Johnnie Walker, that cheeky bastard... Here's a slideshow of the happenings! I'll do a repost with my personal favorites.

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Babies are like sponges

I became an uncle on the 21st of December, 2009; for those who know me, that's pretty scary, huh?

I believe it was a good month before I actually held Camille Allison 지위 Chang and I was pretty scared, she's so precious and *plop* she was placed on me as I was sitting down (against my will).

Her original due date was the 18th of December, 2009 and I was thinking, "cool, same birthday as two of my friends, I'll never forget her bday." The 18th, 19th, and 20th passed and I thought, damn, so much for that idea.

Then, on the 21st, I received a call from my family saying Camille was on her way! Sharing the same bday as her grandma (which I rubbed in my parents' face)!

This post is dedicated to the happy family and the always eating / pooping / crying / sleeping baby, Camille.

Rockin' the beanie.


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