[Leica] Best flash for M8?

[lucien_vd at mac.com (lucien_vd@mac.com)]

Frank,

Regarding mechanical shutter and sensors.

The M8 sensor is a KODAK Full Frame CCD image sensor.

Here is what Kodak wrote about them:

'KODAK Full Frame CCD image sensors deliver high performance results.  
With outstanding quantum efficiency across the visible spectrum,  
these sensors are ideal for demanding imaging applications that can  
accommodate a mechanical shutter or strobe illumination, such as  
electronic still photography, medical X-ray, and inspection.'

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/dpq/site/SENSORS/name/ 
ISSFullFrameProductFamily

And here is what Kodak wrote about Interline CCD image sensors (not  
used in the M8):

'KODAK Interline CCD image sensors provide real time imaging for  
still or motion capture where a mechanical shutter or strobe  
illumination is either not required or desired.'

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/dpq/site/SENSORS/name/ 
ISSInterlineProductFamily

Lucien

Frank Filippone wrote :

> But when electronic gating is available, and there is no need for
> mechanical shutter accuracy ( as required in a  film/digital hybrid  
> like the R8/9 with the DMR)  it would be a waste of money and a
> accuracy down play to have the mechanical slit control the timing  
> when it is inherently available in the digital domain for less
> than pennies with increased accuracy.