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Subject: Re: [Leica] M flash technique
From: "Olivier T. Nguyen" <onguyen@optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 20:50:36 -0400
References: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOKEALDLAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net>

B.D,
so you try to live with it :((((

Olivier
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:18 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] M flash technique


> I have, Oliver...I just try to flip it over my wrist, or ignore it...the
> main thing is to make sure it doesn't hang on the lens shade..;-)
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of olivier
> nguyen
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:07 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] M flash technique
>
>
> hi B. D. Colen,
>
> Have you ever have problem with the SC17 wire hanging infront of your
> viewfinder/ lens while taking picture with SC17 cord ?  i found this
bother
> me alot.  i wish that SC 17 cord would be a right angle parallel to body
> instead of point toward lens when it come out of hotshoe.  any suggestion
on
> how to get rid of this problem with different cord?
> Olivier
>
>
> >From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> >Subject: RE: [Leica] M flash technique
> >Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 15:37:52 -0400
> >
> >Yup - Get a Nikon SC17 flash cord, which has a "hotfoot" at one end and
> >hotshoe at the other....you can use this with an M6 TTL and the TTL flash
> >will work with either the SF20 flash or the Metz flashes with proper
> >adapters....or you can use it with the flash in auto or manual on any
> >M....then just hold the flash anywhere you want it - high, low, forward,
> >back, etc., and fire away...
> >
> >B. D.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Derek
> >Zeanah
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 3:34 PM
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >Subject: [Leica] M flash technique
> >
> >
> >Trying to follow up on a comment I saw earlier this week...
> >
> >Generally, when I have to use flash I prefer to do so using a square
> >negative and a bracket that centers the flash over the lens.  So I'm
> >trying to figure out the best way to do this with a Leica M.
> >
> >35mm flash brackets are a pain in the butt with *any* camera, but they
> >seem particularly unwieldy with an M, because you need to remove the
> >bottom of the camera when you load new film.  I'm guessing the best
> >approach might be to shoot by prefocusing and holding the flash the
> >right distance above the lens, which sounds unwieldy but ought to work
> >fine.
> >
> >Anyone have any experiences or hints they'd like to share?
> >
> >
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