Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ringflash on R8
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:34:49 -0800
References: <NCBBJJFDBJBLCEDPPLKGEENBLIAA.m.sadat@verizon.net>

Please let me know if you find that they do make an R8 adapter for the
Sunpack.  I had thought about even getting the cheap Vivitar ($100) or that
Cokin thing, and using the R8's TTL flash metering function.

Tom

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mehrdad Sadat" <m.sadat@verizon.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 8:32 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Ringflash on R8


> if sunpak has a module for Leica, you are set they have two ring flash
with
> interchangeable module
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dennis
> Painter
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 6:35 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us LUG
> Subject: [Leica] Ringflash on R8
>
>
> In an older Brian Bower book is a photo of the Minolta PX-80 ringflash
> adapted to an R6.
>
> Anyone know specifics of how this can be done and will it work on an R8
> to give full TTL flash control?
>
> Dennis
>

In reply to: Message from "Mehrdad Sadat" <m.sadat@verizon.net> (RE: [Leica] Ringflash on R8)