[Leica] Another M9 question

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Tom Schofield offered:
Subject: [Leica] Another M9 question


>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.)

No no no at all!
Look out Tom here I come! ;-)

Put the word FLASH  out of your mind completely! And just go shoot 
everything and anything motivating your photographer eyes!

Save yer money and forget a flash of any kind and use the money for a very 
fine bottle of single malt scotch! :-) Make you feel much better than 
watching a multi dollar flash destroy the picture moment .... AS YOU SEE IT! 
Not when a flash goes off and immediately destroys what's motivating you in 
the first place. The NATURAL LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT!

You are using one of the world's classic cameras for available light in this 
fashion ... "If you can see it, (your subject} You can shoot it! :-) If it 
looks cool and your gut is telling you... "SHOOT IT, SHOOT IT!" Do it! You 
don't need a damn useless light/image destroying flash!

A flash is a completely out moded fashion of destroying the light on your 
subject that is motivating you in seeing the subject to shoot it! The flash 
will only do one thing consistently.... "destroy the existing light on the 
subject motivating you in the first place!"

And make your photos just like every other happy snapping snapshot without 
mood, gut feeling and a beautiful image.

So there you go me old son... FORGET THE FLASH! :-)

you're welcome, glad I could be of assistance! ;-) ;-)
cheers,

Dr. ted  ;-)