Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/03

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Subject: [Leica] M9P in a Fashion Studio
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 10:05:42 -0500
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The remote cable does, to off-camera the Leia flash.

On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 9:34 AM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nikon flash remotes work on M9s? Or am I missing something?
>
> Jim Laird
>
> On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 6:32 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Jun 2, 2012, at 5:52 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> May well be so Sonny. It was just a curiosity to see in the video clip.
> >>> From memory, the Thumbs Up model with the cold shoe on top has
> adustable
> >> tension and a screw in the centre to hold it firmly in place. Still
> after
> >> the modification, it might be best to test this on someone else's camera
> >> lest you fry your own ;-) ;-)
> >>
> >
> > Don't think triggers pass enough voltage to fry the camera, nor do the
> Leica flashes.  All you would be doing is extending the center contact..
> >
> > A more elegant mod could be derived from stealing the parts from a Nikon
> remote flash shoe.
> >
> > Then you could maintain TTL control
> >
> >
> >
> >> Cheers,
> >> Geoff
> >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2 June 2012 23:17, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> That would be a easy mod.  A guy with a drill press, a rivet and a
> plastic
> >>> washer could make it work in about five minutes.
> >>>
> >>>
> >
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


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