Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yes - that does work. But I would like to be in semi-automatic mode, IE shutter priority or aperture priority mode. I just did a shoot today in shutter priority mode and TTL with the DMR. Seemed to work ok. I have to go through the 200 pics to check closely. I kept my metz flash set to -3 compensation. I could select any shutter speed at or below 1/250 Eric On 10/8/06, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: > > Eric, > > I have not tried it, but I would think putting the R8/9 in Manual Mode and > setting the shutter speed to the speed desired would work to slow the flash > shutter speed down. > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from "Eric Korenman" <faneuil@gmail.com>: > -------------- > > > > Ok - So here is my R8/R9 question. > > > > When shooting TTL flash is there anyway to shoot slower than 1/250 sec? > > When I flip my Metz flash in to TTL mode, my R8 forces 1/250 shutter > speed. > > > > For this reason I often shoot in A mode so I can drag the shutter. > > But, as we know, A mode is not always quite as accurate, so I'd prefer > TTL > > mode. > > > > And a followup question -- Anyone having success shooting TTL flash with > the > > DMR? > > You aren't supposed to be able to, but I sometime have luck with flash > > dialed down to -3 compensation. > > > > Eric > > > > www.korenman.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >