Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John David Emmett wrote: > > Maybe someone can enlighten me on this? How do you shoot a Leica and > off-camera strobe, held in the left hand, and focus at the same time? > I'm not talking about still stuff either, where you can take all day, > but moving things, people, etc. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html You screw a wrist strap in the flash shoe. That way you can drop the flash and use that hand. It hangs off your wrist. I've used this technique extensively since the early 70's with Rolleiflexes, Nikon F2's, FM's and FE'2s, Hasselblads and a Rollei 35 whose flash shoe is at the bottom which is a strange plus. Shot all kinds of events, weddings, fashion and who knows what else. Often you are pre focused. And as your flash is blasting them you are often shooting stopped way way down getting plenty of leeway in your focus. A big DOF area to zone focus in. You get the full power of that very quick flash freezing your subject. And it does not look at all like a flash picture in many to most cases. Plus if you're doing it TTL you can just point the flash just about anywhere in the room and it will bounce around and cut off when enough light bounces of what you've aimed your camera at... and cut's off the flash with it's internal TTL sensor. But you cant just to THAT at f11 or F16. You have to open up a couple. I've found AF on my Nikon 8008 to be a slight plus with this technique. As long as my pinky holds out. But a motorized camera is a real plus. But i don't need my lenses motorized thank you. I like them to just sit them and let light through. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html