Keeping flash attached to the camera

Andrew_WOT · 1st of June 2012 (Fri)

Is there any harm in keeping flash attached to the camera when not in use?
I was doing that with 7D, it was pretty much permanently on, and at some point embedded flash stopped retracting, the springy flash contacts got bent so I've started religiously disconnecting flash after each use but that slows me down when at the right moment I need to grab the camera, connect the flash and only then shoot.

Curtis N · 2nd of June 2012 (Sat)

You won't hurt it.

Tiberius · 2nd of June 2012 (Sat)

I'd suggest you put it away when you aren't using it, but only for the reason that you could knock the flash and damage the hotshoe.

Echo63 · 2nd of June 2012 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiberius47

I'd suggest you put it away when you aren't using it, but only for the reason that you could knock the flash and damage the hotshoe.

+1
Every 6 months or so I damage the mount on one of my 580ex2, just from always having them on the cameras
I have stopped mounting the flash all the time, and have reduced the incidence of damaged mounts

windpig · 2nd of June 2012 (Sat)

What Tiberius47 says, for sure.

1st of June 2012 (Fri)	#1
Andrew_WOT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,411	Keeping flash attached to the camera Is there any harm in keeping flash attached to the camera when not in use? I was doing that with 7D, it was pretty much permanently on, and at some point embedded flash stopped retracting, the springy flash contacts got bent so I've started religiously disconnecting flash after each use but that slows me down when at the right moment I need to grab the camera, connect the flash and only then shoot.

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Curtis N Master Flasher Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US Posts: 18,988	Re: Keeping flash attached to the camera You won't hurt it. __________________ "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally Chicago area POTN events Flash Photography 101 \| The EOS Flash Bible \| Techniques for Better On-Camera Flash \| How to Use Flash Outdoors \| Excel-based DOF Calculator

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Tiberius Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,918 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Keeping flash attached to the camera I'd suggest you put it away when you aren't using it, but only for the reason that you could knock the flash and damage the hotshoe. __________________ My Tutorials PhotoNotes

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windpig Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Just South of Ballard Posts: 9,881 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Keeping flash attached to the camera What Tiberius47 says, for sure.

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