Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Classic M6 or M6 TTL - which do you prefer
From: Denice Martone <denice.martone@nyu.edu>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 13:03:44 -0400
References: <B61786EE.364%rwcroslin@yahoo.com> <p05001907b61a056075ef@[128.122.171.234]> <39F45BDC.BBA611AB@ubi.edu>

Thanks, I have the SF20, and that's news to me.  Even after reading 
the manual I can't figure it out. So, if the aperture on the lens is 
1.4 at sync, what should the flash aperture be set to? What should 
the two numbers on the flash say?

At 5:40 PM +0200 10/23/00, Lucien wrote:
>Denice Martone wrote:
>
>>  I'm an amateur and the M-6 TTL is the first 35 mm camera I've used,
>>  so I can't compare it to the M-3 or an SLR.  For me, the best part is
>>  the accuracy of the built in meter.  I haven't been able to master
>>  flash photography yet; I find Leica flash cumbersome to use because
>>  you have to set the aperture for both the flash and the lens, and
>>  focus and compose while you are at it!
>
>Denice,
>
>With the Leica flash SF20 (or Metz SCA) on the M6TTL, you
>don't need to set the aperture on the flash.
>
>Lucien

In reply to: Message from Bob Croslin <rwcroslin@yahoo.com> ([Leica] Classic M6 or M6 TTL - which do you prefer)
Message from Denice Martone <denice.martone@nyu.edu> (Re: [Leica] Classic M6 or M6 TTL - which do you prefer)
Message from Lucien <director@ubi.edu> (Re: [Leica] Classic M6 or M6 TTL - which do you prefer)