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Many of us who use Sony cameras will find your flash or trigger will eventually break the multi interface foot. I researched and scoured the web to find a solution to this issue. I recently purchased the Godox TT685S and the Godox TT600s and after two days broke the foot on one of my brand new flashes. GRRR!!! After searching for several days I could not find a replacement foot. When I did find an option they usually required me to pay $80.00 from overseas. I know there are many of us out here who all wish that Sony would have devised a foot that would not break so easy. With the awesome performance of the new A7R2, A7S2, and all the other gear that use Sony’s multi interface connection, I hate to say it but we are stuck! The good news is a cheap solution to fix it didn’t cost an arm and leg or a million emails to costumer service. It only took $18 and about 30 minutes of my life. Here is the solution to replacing the Sony Multi-Interface replacement foot for cheap. Here are the tools you’ll need.
The first thing you need to do is buy this piece Foto4easy HC511 Hot Shoe Adapter for Sony A7 A7R A7S II Camera MI Interface to Canon Flash I cannot say other pieces work, but I know this one works for me and was pretty cheap.
Step one: Remove the four of the screws from the adapter. Open it up and expose the inner workings of the circuitry
Step two: Remove the two ribbon cables as shown by the picture below.
Step three: Remove the four screws that attaching the circuit board the adapter plates.
Step four: The next thing you’ll need to do is to de-solder the pin identified and shown below.
Step five: Remove the four screws that are attaching the Multi-Interface foot to the base plate. Be cautious of the center pin in the foot you will need him in the reassembly of the foot.
You should end up with the Multi-Interface foot looking like the one on the right. I have removed the center pin to ensure it does not get lost.
Step six: Remove spring and fork assemble. Those or the locking pins so the flash or trigger stay in place. Left: The adapter locking pins and spring that i have to replace. Right: The Godox assemble locking pins that have to use.
Step seven: Place the locking nut over the Multi-Interface foot and install the locking pins with spring and the all important center firing pin.
It’s at this point where I leave you and everything for reassembly is just in reverse order. Below it the finished fix ready to be attached to the Godox TT685 flash. Cool thing is when you don’t have the foot attached the flash works anyway.
See I told you that there was an easy fix for a broken Sony Multi-Interface foot.
For those of you who need a revised list here are the items below needed to complete the repair or where you can find a good off camera HSS and TTL flash solution for Sony cameras. I use them on my A7r2 and A6000. and the great thing is if you are transferring Canon or Nikon user all you have to do is purchase the Godox X1T solution for your cameras system to use any of the flashes for your sony cameras. I Love it. It makes the switching to Sony so much easier.
- Foto4easy HC511 Hot Shoe Adapter for Sony A7 A7R A7S II Camera MI Interface to Canon Flash
- Mini phillips screwdriver
- Soldering Iron
- Godox TT685S
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