Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can highly recommend the L-408 meter. I have one and love it. It is supposedly weather-sealed as well. I keep mine on a lanyard clipped to the hanging snap on my photo vest...that way it has never hit the ground. As to the flash, I can see your use for the Metz for multi-camera dedication. The 40-MZ2/3 have functions well beyond the necessity of an M4, so otherwise it is a bit of an overkill. I like the Sunpak 383 Super generally, and the Vivitar 283/285 series (although a bit topheavy-looking on an M) because you can take the flash off camera *but* the sensor remains in the hot-shoe close to the lens axis..."almost" like TTL! Regards, NIgel On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 12:03:52 -0500 (EST) jxh28@po.CWRU.Edu (Jiunn-Jye Hwang) writes: >Hi, > > I'm planning to buy a meter and flash for my Leica M4 and >other cameras. Hoping all LUGers can give me some suggestions. > >1, Meter: I have two models in mind. > Sekonic L-408 and Minolta Auto Meter IVF. > >2, Flash: I'm thinking about Metz 40 Mz 2/3, > In Jonathan Eastland's Leica M Compendium, he mentioned > that "The M4 uses a stsndard 3mm socket connection and > can be used with the Metz 40 Mz2 with standard or coiled > off-camera extension lead". What does that mean? I don't > think I need to worry about TTL function. Apparently, all > M models except M6-TTL don't have this function. Manual > operation is enough for M4, I think. I chose Metz 40 Mz2/3 > because it only needs to change SCA modules to work with > Leica, Nikon and Hasselblad. > >Another item I'm planning to buy is footswitch. That is about >darkroom. I use Saunders 670 CXL enlarger and Schneider 50/2.8 >and 80/4.0 lenses for B&W printing. There are three models I >found from B&H catalog: Gralab, Time-O-Lite and Ilford. I don't >have digital timer. Can they work with enlarger directly? Has >anyone ever used Ilford EM-10 exposure monitor? > > Thank you all in advance. > > >-- >Jiunn-Jye Hwang Website: >http://chemwww.cwru.edu/~hwang/ >Department Of Chemistry >Case Western Reserve University >Cleveland OH 44106 > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]