Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Keep in mind that the "shutter" on the M8 is only a dust barrier. It is not a timed device that affects the image/exposure/etc. Comments like ... synchronization time.... are meaningless in this context of the shutter... Best described as electronic flash synchronization time.... during the time the photons are being collected by the sensor ( gated open), the flash contact is ordered and the flash goes off. Totally electronic, no shutter issues.....no mechanical anything. Second, the flash ( X flash for us old timers) must go off when the shutter is totally open. Slit shutters give really weird results ( think about it..... a slit shutter and a fast flash = a slit picture image properly exposed. Kinda useless) Without knowing for sure, the shutter in the M8 should always be open, totally, for capture. There is no need for a mechanical "connection" to the flash synch. It should be all electronic. Therefore, flash should ( should is the operative word) be available to very high or very low "shutter speeds".... It is a matter of electronic timing and the ability to setup the TTL flash computations that might limit the top end. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- New creativity: Flash photography with the M8 The modern metal-blade slotted shutter enables extremely fast flash synchronization times down to 1/250 second. The new M-TTL flash technology ensures natural flash illumination through the activation of a metering pre-flash. The auto slow sync. function now allows available light exposures without camera shake in aperture priority mode combined with a natural fill-in flash. Len