Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I, too am very happy with my SF-20 and do not consider it flimsy. Also, as B.D. pointed out, the shoe on my M7 is slightly above the top plate, so the locking mechanism is not a problem. Actually, the fit is so snug that locking it down is almost pointless. Regards, Doug Douglas Richard Lee Cinnaminson, NJ - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Got my SF-20 flash... > Well I must have been lucky because I have bought two SF-20s and > neither is flimsy. They have worked just fine with no problems. I > appreciate the thoughtful touches such as: telling you when the flash > is not correctly connected for TTL operation (I had a bad TTL cord), > easy compensation setting and the ability to illuminate the panel (it > is dark after all). My battery door closes nicely and stays shut too > something that I cannot say about my Vivtar and Sunpak flashes. > > My only complaint is that the M6TTL/SF-20 combo will not signal an > overexposure. This is very unfortunate when you are working with large > aperture lenses. A R8/SF-20 will signal an overexposure. > > John Collier > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html