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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Heliar Quality and Flash for Bessa R
From: mehrdad sadat <msadat@pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 07:25:25 -0700

You may also consider the Metz 34-af3 this is a very powerful automatic
flash. The cost is about 135 in us and use can use it with any camera with a
regular hot shoe.

 
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Thanks
Mehrdad Sadat


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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
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Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 3:40 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Re: Heliar Quality and Flash for Bessa R


>Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:15:28 -0700
Jim Kish <jkish@mind.net> wrote
>Subject: [Leica] results with Heliar 15?
>After all the hoopla about the Cosina 15mm lens, I decided to buy one, but
>I'm less than thrilled with the results. It looked to me to be lacking in
>sharpness. I've been more impressed with my old Summar 5cm, Elamr 3.5cm and
>Canon screwmount 5cm, any of which I would expect to be outdone by the
>Cosina.
>How do other Heliar users feel about this lens?
* Dear Jim,
Your Heliar must be a bummer - or your adaptor doesn't allow proper seating
for correct focus. Mine works really well - sharp pictures. Suggest you try
another adaptor as a first step.
*Howard
>Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:19:13 -0700
Jim Kish <jkish@mind.net> wrote
>Subject: [Leica] basic flash recommendations for Bessa R
>I need a small, simple flash to use w/ a Bessa R body. I would guess what
>works ok with a Leica M would do the trick, but I've been wrong before...
>Can anyone suggest anything? Preferably something avilable used.
>Thanks,
>Jim
* Jim I suggest the Olympus S 20 - it is identical to the flash used with
the Leica Minilux zoom - but not so expensive - all made, I believe, by
Panasonic.
I bought mine new in Hong Kong for less than US$50.00. It has two auto
ranges (auto one 1 - 7.1 meters and auto two 0.5 - 3.5 meters) as well as
manual remember guide numbers? :)) and works well also with Leica M's but,
of course, no TTL with the M6 TTL.
*Cheers
Howard