What came with your D500?
May 25, 2018 10:45:08 #
Specifically, did you get a hot shoe cover? I didn’t, although I did get two pieces of plastic that I have no idea about. Maybe they are for cable routing? No clue.
May 25, 2018 10:52:17 #
Mine came with a plastic hot shoe cover. I don't use the plastic cable stays that I believe are meant to keep the cables from detaching when tethered to a computer. They really don't seem necessary.
May 25, 2018 10:53:57 #
May 25, 2018 10:57:36 #
Yes, it came with the plastic cable routers . . .
No, it did not come with a hot shoe cover . . .
No, it did not come with a hot shoe cover . . .
May 25, 2018 11:10:52 #
May 25, 2018 11:27:24 #
saxman71 wrote:
Mine came with a plastic hot shoe cover. I don't use the plastic cable stays that I believe are meant to keep the cables from detaching when tethered to a computer. They really don't seem necessary.
Thank you, Saxman.
May 25, 2018 11:28:24 #
delraypiper wrote:
Check your manual page iv for what came with your camera.
Good thought. I did check the box, but I’ll check the manual too. Thank you.
May 25, 2018 11:29:04 #
AK Grandpa wrote:
Yes, it came with the plastic cable routers . . .
No, it did not come with a hot shoe cover . . .
No, it did not come with a hot shoe cover . . .
Thank you, Grandpa.
May 25, 2018 11:29:27 #
May 25, 2018 14:57:11 #
May 25, 2018 15:10:01 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Same here.
Same
I seem to recall they were first used to protect the photographer. A high voltage flash plugged into a PC connector could give you a shock through the hot shoe. Eventually they built a little switch into the hot shoe so it was disconnected until something was pushed into the shoe. The little plastic things disappeared as an included accessory with many cameras.
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May 25, 2018 21:45:12 #
Mine didn't come with the hot shoe cover. I ordered the Nikon BS-3 deluxe hot shoe cover. It's for the D5, D500, and D850. I don't know why they specify those cameras since all Nikons have the same shoe. It's made of two pieces and is easier to attach and remove than the standard BS-1 cover.
May 25, 2018 21:48:08 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Specifically, did you get a hot shoe cover? I didn’t, although I did get two pieces of plastic that I have no idea about. Maybe they are for cable routing? No clue.
Mine came with the Nikon 16-80 f/2.8-4.0 DX lens...
I don't bother with the hot shoe cover; just another small bit to get lost.
May 26, 2018 06:13:33 #
CO wrote:
Mine didn't come with the hot shoe cover. I ordered the Nikon BS-3 deluxe hot shoe cover. It's for the D5, D500, and D850. I don't know why they specify those cameras since all Nikons have the same shoe. It's made of two pieces and is easier to attach and remove than the standard BS-1 cover.
I saw an article recently that those 3 cameras leaked around the hot shoe in a water spray test. The cover is cheap and looks really nice on my D500. I am sure I will lose it at some point but I could buy a lot of these vs. fixing a leak that occurred during a rain storm I got caught in.
May 26, 2018 09:09:38 #
Revet wrote:
I saw an article recently that those 3 cameras leaked around the hot shoe in a water spray test. The cover is cheap and looks really nice on my D500. I am sure I will lose it at some point but I could buy a lot of these vs. fixing a leak that occurred during a rain storm I got caught in.
I can see how it would keep rain out. The upper portion is made of rubber and covers the entire shoe. I haven't had my D500 out in the rain with it yet.
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