Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The one problem with TTL flash and the M6TTL and M7 is that they will not tell you if you are too close or have the aperture too open. The camera will signal an underexposure but not an overexposure!! The R8 and R9 work as you would expect. John Collier On Monday, March 17, 2003, at 10:42 AM, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > Please forgive me for answering, but what does the > manual say about apertures? Since all TTL systems > appear to differ in their "quench" times, it is dependent > upon the camera and flash system that you are using. > > If it is a M6ttl with the Leica/Metz or Contax/Metz > unit, you have no problem. > > "Richard F. Man" wrote: > >> At 08:46 AM 3/17/2003 -0800, Herbert Kanner wrote: >>> In all the replies to the question: "What are the advantages of TTL >>> over >>> an automatic flash such as the Vivitar 283," no one mentioned the >>> most >>> obvious thing, perhaps because it is so obvious--you can set any >>> aperture >>> you wish, just so long as it is wide enough. For some strange >>> reason, I >>> found this to be very relaxing. >>> ... >> >> Please forgive me for asking such simple question - how do I know if >> the >> aperture is "wide-enough?" Do I have to test it and see if the flash >> OK >> signal is on? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html