Re: [Leica] SF20 flash and Ted Grant

["Olivier T. Nguyen" <onguyen@optonline.net>]

hi Tina,
how can you use the index card to reflex or bounce the light from SF20 ?
I always love to have a flash that be able to bounce or somehow reflext the
light to my subject.

I have SF20 and love it specially for indoor.  I do'nt have notilux or
sumilux.  most of my lens is f2 and f2.8 therefore SF20 is my solution for
low light photograph.  by the way, my hand is shaking a lot.  i hate this.

thank you
Olivier

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] SF20 flash and Ted Grant


> At 07:28 PM 12/1/01 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I showed Tina Manley some of my photos and she ran out and bought a SF20
> >unit and used it sometimes on her last trip to Honduras.  Ask her if it
> >is true.  I know you also admire and respect Tina.
> >
> >If you can tell me you have tried the SF20 with a TTL M6 or on your R8
> >and found it to be useless, I will believe you.   But until you do, I
> >stand on my case.  Try it.  Others who have agree.  It might not work
> >for you.  But every photographer has times when a little more light or
> >more control over the light would make a better picture.  I certainly
> >do.  Maybe  you?
> >
> >Respectfully... Ken Lassiter
>
> Ted wrote:
>
> However, I've learned over the years on the LUG & LEG much to my surprise,
> there are quite a number of photographers who use flash with the M6, so I
> make a valiant, although at times I feel it's absolutely a futile effort,
to
> encourage them to use the light they see by and keep the flash for
> absolutely, " if I don't use it I'll lose it picture situation."
>
> Ken and Ted -
>
> Y'all are both right.  To a certain extent.  Ted, when the Leica lenses
are
> enough, there is nothing better than natural light.  And most of the time
> that's all you need - But there are times when the Leica lenses are not
> enough and that is when Ken is right.  The SF20 gives you just enough
> "twinkie" light to fill in those shadows and make it possible to record a
> scene that would otherwise be filed in the round file.  When it is dark
and
> you need some depth of field to record the scene (and in the bright sun
> with harsh shadows), a fast lens wide open is not the answer.  The SF20
> used rationally will give you a natural looking light and allow you to
shut
> down enough to get the depth of field you need.  Anytime I can, I'll still
> use the fast lenses wide open and avoid drawing attention to myself by
> using flash; but in the clinics I photographed this summer, the light was
> awful.  I would not have been able to record the details I needed for the
> photos without the greater depth of field that the SF20 gave me.
>
> I had a lot of doubts about the SF20 and had tried Vivitar and Metz
flashes
> with a variety of cords and attachments with my M6's and R's but the SF20
> with the TTL is a no-brainer.  Just hook it up and shoot.  I use the
> wide-angle attachment like Ken to diffuse the light and I'm sure not to
> have any walls right behind the subjects.  I would be even happier if it
> would tilt for reflected flash, but I just use an index card and rubber
> band for that.
>
> I'm still using natural light for 90% of my shots, but don't knock the
SF20
> until you try it.  I'm going to try to get some of the photos from the
> clinics up next week, but I'm having knee surgery on Monday (carrying too
> many cameras over too many miles!) and I'm trying to get all of my
> Christmas gifts done before then.
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> http://www.tinamanley.com
> images available from http://www.pdiphotos.com
>
>
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