Nikon BS-1 Hot-shoe Protection Cap for Nikon D7000, D3100, D90, D5000 and Coolpix P7000 Digital Cameras

by Nikon

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000KZ70JE
• Item model number: BS-1
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #17 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Flash Accessories
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Nikon BS1 replacement hot-shoe cover for Nikon D7000, D3100, D90, D5000 and Coolpix P7000 Digital Cameras

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect accessory, February 11, 2009

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Great value much less than other choices out there. I know it's not essential, but it looks good on the D90 and I lost the one that came with the camera. This one fits perfect.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nikon BS-1... no BS about it, it's good, January 21, 2012

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John Williamson "JargonTalk" (Bucks County, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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OK, it's just a simple little Nikon BS-1 Hot-shoe Protection Cap, but it's the real thing, and for the sake of your camera, it may well be the cheapest genuine Nikon accessory that can be found on the market today. And is it really from Nikon? If you make sure that you bought it from Amazon and flip it over, you should see that it's marked "BS-1" on the underside.

But you could also get a "great deal" and only spend under a quarter on one of those marked "For Nikon..." or some such malarkey and BS, then you won't get the real thing... and you'll probably spend over three bucks for shipping and handling. And it may or may not fall off of your camera's accessory shoe, but those are the chances you take, right?

All joking aside, the Nikon BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cap will fit all Nikon DSLR cameras and help to keep moisture and dust from the hot shoe, which can effect flash performance. But even more so, it will help to keep the metal flanges of your hot shoe from getting bent down if your camera takes a hard bump when you're out shooting. That can be a costly repair, as anyone who has ever gone through it with a 35mm SLR or a DSLR can tell you. And this simple little accessory is like having a bit of extra security for protecting your camera. These will fit any camera with a standard hot shoe including, including those from Canon, Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax, and of course Nikon. Don't get it if you have a Sony, as theirs is proprietary, so this one won't work.

If you have a Nikon D3, D3X or D4, then you need a genuine Nikon BS-2 Accessory Shoe Cover, if only to protecting the contacts on those (not inexpensive) cameras from damage. You'll find them listed here on Amazon as well.

So why did I bother to write all of this? I came here to order (yet another) BS-1 cap as a backup for the one currently on my Nikon D5000, and happened to see an amazing amount of reviews on such a tiny and seemingly inconsequential item. And I should really admit that some years ago, I'm one of those who did some damage to the hot shoe on one of my favorite Nikon 35mm SLRs when I slipped and fell on some wet cobblestones, so I know about the cost of repairing them from a first hand basis.

And now I'm off to order my backup Nikon BS-1 cap... and that's no BS, either.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have, September 4, 2011

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Sohail Khwaja (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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Most people take this cap off and lose it, never to give it another thought. However, if you live in a very wet climate or take pictures while out in any moisture rich environment, having this cap in place will prevent moisture from getting onto the contact points on the hot-shoe. Over time, unless you diligently dry off those points you run the risk of rust and shorts. I always keep these caps in place on all my cameras, unless of course I am using an external flash which sits snugly on the contact points. This unit, being a Nikon product slid right into place and I am at peace again :)