Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] Odd digital M flash behavior
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:13:34 -0600
References: <009601ca87fa$57b2a660$0717f320$@net> <C75E8009.5B17D%mark@rabinergroup.com> <1844922543-1262038021-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-140463642-@bda921.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

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
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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
>
>
>
>
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