Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/19

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Subject: [Leica] Can someone share the secrets of good flash
From: simon.ogilvie at gmail.com (Simon Ogilvie)
Date: Tue Jul 19 07:30:07 2005
References: <r02010500-1039-7FFD96FDF62711D9A125001124733AA0@66.239.168.59> <5C992058-F629-11D9-8CF3-000393199A4A@cox.net> <6e74b37005071901505be430a@mail.gmail.com> <176986E2-F860-11D9-8B5E-000393199A4A@cox.net>

OK, the Canon still needs either the ST-2 wireless transmitter, or a
second wireless enabled flash in the hotshoe.  However the Minolta
system was wireless direct from the camera many years ago.  Still,
Minolta aren't really competitive any more are they?  ;-)

On 7/19/05, Stasys Petravicius <stasys1@cox.net> wrote:
> Simon- I thought that the camera and flash were wireless without any
> accessories required to make that feature work. The Ni..n man said it
> was unique at this time. No hotshoe accessories. He could have been
> wrong- or i haven't explained it well- because he didn't elaborate.
> Stasys
> On Jul 19, 2005, at 1:50 AM, Simon Ogilvie wrote:
> 
> > On 7/16/05, Stasys Petravicius <stasys1@cox.net> wrote:
> >> Saw a N..on a D70 demo'd at Samy's in LA the other day- showed with it
> >> a wireless flash that Nikon makes that looked like the cats meow- hold
> >> it anywhere and trip it- the Nikon salesman- Mario- said that no other
> >> manufacturer has a flash like that (the wireless feature). Stasys
> >> On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:29 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
> >
> > I've been using wireless flash on my Canons for several years, and
> > Minoltas do it as well (may even have been first).  Canon uses an IR
> > trigger in the hotshoe that requires line-of-sight while the Minolta
> > system I believe is radio so is probably more flexible.  What does the
> > Nikon system do?
> >
> > Simon.
> >
> >
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