Broke my Pocket wizard the other night. Everything was going great… everybody finished setting up the rail and I just got my lighting all good. While I was walking back to my spot reviewing my photos on my cameras LCD screen I tripped on a ice mound and fell camera first to the frozen concrete. I managed to take most of the blow to my elbow but my camera landed on side of the battery chipping it and my pocket wizard was smashed off the hot shoe….. I really cannot explain the sicking feeling that came over me since my pocket wizard was in pieces my battery was completely chipped. I didn’t even know if my camera still worked or if my 70-200L was cracked at all. Luckily only the pocket wizard was messed up and everything else was just scratched or that would have been a hefty replacement/repair bill. Anyways saved all the broken pieces and the other night I managed to fixed my transmitter… All I need some glue and extra small screw driver. Works like a charm!

-AM

- The night it all went down. I tripped seconds after taking this light test.

 

- Pocket Wizard base in pieces.

 

 

- The damage. When it broke that night I would flick the tip and coal and it would fire my two flashes.

 

 

 

- Crazy how only half broke off with out cracking or destroying anything inside or the other half.

 

 

- Pocket Wizard under the knife. Popped the broke thread piece back in screwed everything back up.

 

- Brand Krazy Glue new. Glued the sliver in the bottom and top hot shoe square.

 

- Good as new… I hope.

 

 

- The test…everything worked.

 

 

- The real test that night. Not problems yet!

 

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