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Evan Bourcier · September 4th, 2012, 07:18 AM

Hey, this is probably the wrong place to put this but I know a lot of guys on here do stills as well so I thought I might as well ask. I just bought a used 550ex speedlite for cheap, but it was cheap because 3 of the screws holding the shoe are missing. After some googling I could only find one place that sells these, and they were $10 each, and I'd need 2 packs. I was just wondering if anyone knows if these are like standard metric screws I could go get at a hardware store, or if theres anywhere else to get them online. I don't have the flash on hand yet, it has yet to ship.

Thanks,
Evan

Seth Bloombaum · September 4th, 2012, 10:20 AM

For this kind of part I'd visit an old-style camera shop (there are two in my suburban neighborhood) that does repairs in-house. A Tuesday morning would be perfect, not too busy, and ask nicely if they have such screws in their big box of salvaged screws.

September 4th, 2012, 07:18 AM	#1
Evan Bourcier Major Player Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mashpee, MA Posts: 251	550ex Replacement Screws Hey, this is probably the wrong place to put this but I know a lot of guys on here do stills as well so I thought I might as well ask. I just bought a used 550ex speedlite for cheap, but it was cheap because 3 of the screws holding the shoe are missing. After some googling I could only find one place that sells these, and they were $10 each, and I'd need 2 packs. I was just wondering if anyone knows if these are like standard metric screws I could go get at a hardware store, or if theres anywhere else to get them online. I don't have the flash on hand yet, it has yet to ship. Thanks, Evan __________________ DSLR Photographer/Videographer from Massachusetts Portfolio at http://ebourcier.com

September 4th, 2012, 10:20 AM	#2
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Re: 550ex Replacement Screws For this kind of part I'd visit an old-style camera shop (there are two in my suburban neighborhood) that does repairs in-house. A Tuesday morning would be perfect, not too busy, and ask nicely if they have such screws in their big box of salvaged screws. __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.