I ordered 3 Q8’s from the first batch for friends and me. However one of three got the button light broken. I remember this was an issue on the first batch. I contacted the miller some time ago, but i heard he was very busy with personal stuff. Can someone here tell me i this is a problem i can fix myself. Or can i order some kit with parts to replace something?
What do yo want to mount where?
The Q8 ON TOP of the Panasonic?
Or the Q8 and Panasonic with a double sided screw on the two threads?
Or the Q8 on a tripod?
I think it would be extremely top-heavy. As long as the hotshoe is robust, I think it would be ok, temporarily. Long term, I think you damage the hotshoe. I would feel safer mounting it to the tripod mount under the camera, or on a separate flash bracket mounted to the tripod mount.
Good day BLFers. I got 3 Q8 from Banggood US warehouse a couple of days ago. Unfortunately all 3, the o ring will pop out while screwing the body to the head. Approximately 1 in 8 attempts the oring will not pop out. Im thinking of ordering smaller size o ring. I dont know if it s the right remedy. Please need advice. Thank you all.
Yes it helps tremendously with the O-Ring not popping out since it slides in smoothly then, if the silicone grease is applied BELOW the O-Ring and not on the O-Ring itself.
Doing it under the O-Ring makes the turning action much smoother, while doing it on the O-Ring, well, if you can screw a fattened O-Ring, the BLF Q8 will become completely waterproof except for the switch, and if you can’t, well it is problematic.
Yes the O ring is in the groove. They all have grease of some kind. But i did clean the thread and o ring and regreased them on the o ring and under, and also the thread, but it did not help. The o ring felt unusually soft.
Thanks Jozz and Blue for the reply
Maybe not its just maybe im not used to the feel of the bigger o ring. I will try to find slightly smaller o ring and check if it will help. Im just wondering if they change o ring size on my batch of light.