Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My M8 works with my plain old generic Sunpack Auto 30DX flash; as well as my plain old generic Quantum 4i radio triggers. Sadly, I can't speak to the M9 workings ;~( Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Dec 28, 2009, at 4:01 PM, rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com wrote: > Does anyone know whether a plain old generic flash like Vivitar > 2500 will work on an M8 or 9 with a simple hot shoe/PC converter? > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:32:25 > To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Odd digital M flash behavior > >> At $7K? >> >> For $7 Grand it ought to take you out to lunch after the shoot as >> well as >> take great flash pictures......... >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> An M digital camera is not one I'd expect to have TTL flash issues >> all >> perfected on. >> >> >> > > For 7 K you get a full frame sensor shooting your Leica glass at 18 > megapixels. Its not such a bad deal. You're going to see all kinds of > documentaries of all kinds of people using them for top jobs. But > on camera > TTL flash maybe not. That's really not the critical issue is it? > That's like > one out of a thousand users. > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information