Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/05

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
Subject: [Leica] Another M9 question
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 17:48:32 -0400
References: <1140415479.224847.1286302526972.JavaMail.root@sz0090a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> <5c3e977c-38f6-62f9-9338-a2e5c1601362@me.com> <AANLkTimc9b2Tj7RaJtjXU0L59dhtkxUafp4Ob_i_tjNS@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTiki751mDPDJ5T_o5SvgCR8NLFEJ93eP845CORp+@mail.gmail.com> <A5E50F6A-1AAD-4D0C-BB31-8AB561B484C1@comcast.net>
 
The whole point of Leica rangefinders is to use available light.  Why would
you ever want to use a flash with a rangefinder?  Just say NO to flash.

Tina

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Tom Schofield <tomschofield at 
comcast.net>wrote:

> I found, much to my chagrin, that there is no ttl flash with an m9 and sf20
> or Metz 54mz + sca3502.  Metz shows no new adapter for m9/s2 giving ttl
> control.  An ebay seller is advertising a Metz 54mz + sca3702 (Pentax)
> adapter for m9 & s2.  I asked him, and he says it works ttl with those
> cameras.
>
> Anyone hear of this before?  I'd much rather spend $100 on an adapter than
> $800 on an sf 58! (and, yes, I know that if I can spend $7 k on the camera,
> I should be able to spend another $800 for the flash, plus $200/ lens x 6
> for coding, etc.)
>
>
>
> Tom Schofield
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>
>


-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com
Replies: Reply from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] Another M9 question)
Reply from tomschofield at comcast.net (Tom Schofield) ([Leica] Another M9 question)
 In reply to: Message from john.o.newell at comcast.net (J. Newell) ([Leica] Leica X1: now glasses)
Message from s_gregory1 at mac.com (s_gregory1) ([Leica] M9 questions)
Message from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] M9 questions)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] M9 questions)
Message from tomschofield at comcast.net (Tom Schofield) ([Leica] Another M9 question)