Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, You might need to wake the flash up before you take a photo... Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:41 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > A friend is getting married at a Shinto shrine next year, and he'd like me > to take some photos to complement the > photographer he'll hire. I'll bring a 35 nokton, 50 'cron and a 135 3.5 > (Canon LTM). I haven't used the 135 much, > but I'll bring it to use just a few time to get some close-ups. So before > the April wedding, I intend to practice with a few rolls > using the 135. The practice is mainly to get a feel for this lens as it a > bit strange to use. The barrel rotates, and the aperture dial > is at the end of the barrel, meaning that when I change the aperture, it's > easy to unintentionally adjust the focus. I'm not very worried > about focussing with the 135 frame lines, as the, admittedly few, photos > I've taken with it so far are nicely in focus. ?? I might change my mind > about that after I've exposed and developed a couple of rolls. > > Usually I'd use an SLR if I wanted to use a long lens. But I'd prefer the > comfort and lightness of a rangefinder as guest to my friend's wedding. > I won't bring a flash to the wedding. But in order to get a feel for the > lens, I'll practice taking photos of my daughter indoors, > needing the flash for that. I tried my auto-thyristor Canon 580EXII on the > M6 (not a well-balanced pairing) a few times, but each time the flash > didn't > fire. > Pressing the pilot button fired the flash, so the flash is fine. Flash was > set manually, on auto-thyristor for the desired aperture (f/3.5). > Does anyone know if a flash cable is needed to use that flash on the M6? > Or have I just set something wrongly? > > Peter Cheyne > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >