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My X-T1 hotshoe mystery...


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Hello!


I have somewhat a trivial question but its bothering me.


I purchased a refurbished X-T1 and also bought a third-party hotshoe cover to go with it.


It fit perfectly, but I had to return the camera because the box was not sealed properly and the sensor was not clean. It clearly had been opened before, and after speaking directly with Fujifilm they said that this was not up to their standards.


Today I received a replacement. Box was sealed and everything looked great. But the same hotshoe cover that I used on the previous body does not fit. It is too loose and falls right out, when on the previous body it fit snug.


Thoughts? Did they ever modify the hotshoe on newer models of the X-T1? Could something be wrong? Not a big deal but I'm perplexed.


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There seems to be quite a wide range of tolerance on Fuji hotshoes, and this can be a nuisance with on-camera flash. I've noticed over the years that flash units that fit well on one camera are a little loose on another. (Currently, for example, my X500 flash fits well on my X-T2 but is loose - to the point of sometimes losing contact - on my X-Pro2.) As to your hotshoe cover, you might find that a different one fits fine - you can usually find packets of 3rd-party covers cheap on Amazon. If you find the camera's hotshoe is giving you problems with flash units, it is a fairly simple fix if you can get the camera back to Fuji. 

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