[Leica] M8/Metz flash problem

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Stan, LFI magazine did an article including the 54MZ-4I in 2007.  Reading
that it appears that you don't use TTL mode even with the M4 or M5 adaptors.
You need to set the flash to M not TTL to use the GNC mode. I have the same
adaptor as you do but on an earlier flash. when I experimented with it, I
found that using the flash combination as an older 'dumb' setup was the only
way to make it work. That is camera set to 1/250 and manual exposure with
flash using its simple auto modes with no camera input. Or doing a manual
exposure adjustment with the camera to include lower power settings for fill
in. Welcome back to the 1970's!
I guess the new and expensive flash is designed to improve the still limited
functionality of even the latest SCA3502 adaptor/flash combinations.

2009/4/22 Stan Yoder <s.yoder at verizon.net>

> Folks, I've bought a used Metz 54MZ-3 with SCA 3502 M3. In TTL mode it will
> not flash on my M8 (though in Auto it does) nor does the lightning symbol
> illuminate in the VF. I checked the camera with my SF-24 and it works fine
> in TTL/GNC mode.
>
> The 3502 is apparently version 3 ("M3".) The M8 manual has a footnote
> (p.110) indicating that v.4ff will activate AWB, but the text body infers
> that previous versions will work, sans AWB.
>
> I've checked every setting I can think of and cleaned the contacts that
> connect the 3502 to the flash and to the camera. The camera is transmitting
> ISO and even adjusts the Metz's motorized zoom to suit the lens (in this
> case the 24 Elmarit) presumably via the 6-bit code.
>
> Anyone with insights or suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Stan Yoder
>
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