I don't think the photograph is good enough to say whether it melted or
not. I don't see any reason to disbelieve the explanation. Probably
simple mechanical failure from a bump or drop. But the fact that it is
broken on one side means that that side is more likely to experience
another failure simply because it has been weakened. I wouldn't pay a
lot for it without asking Olympus how much it would cost to repair if
the broken side decided to give way completely.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/8/2011 3:53 PM, Lawrence Woods wrote:
> There's an FL-36 flash on eB*y at a low price, auction
> 220719196823. The third picture shows the bottom of the hot
> shoe, about which the seller says "The corner of the hot shoe
> was broken off when it was brand new but it has never, and does
> not affect performance." The shoe bottom looks a bit melted to
> me.
>
> Any guesses as to what could have caused this?
>
> ----- Larry Woods
>
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