[Leica] good small flash for M9

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

> Mark,
> 
> I'm pro flash, too. It all depends on how it's used, I guess.
> 
> I spent some time playing around with strobes last weekend. It took me a
> while to get a photograph that looked half way decent, since I hadn't
> used remote strobes in a while. But like riding a bicycle, it came back
> fairly quickly. It's great when you can get immediate feedback from
> digital. 
> 
> There was no TTL computer assisted output, so I had to use my flash
> meter and my brain (always a challenge). OTOH, in some ways going retro
> was easier than using my D700 with SB-800s and having to figure out
> channels, exposures, etc.
> 
> After my little studio session I told myself that I needed to use
> strobes more often. If I could just find some that are as portable as my
> GF-1. :-)
> 
> Dave R


I brought a White Lightning 1200 with me to NY but it's in a closet now for
3.3 years. I have a big heavy light stand to in the same closet. I wish I'd
brought my pocket flash radio control things I'd gotten used to them. They
go in a hot shoe. I'll have to get a long cord.
The trick to using big strobes is using very few of them and not softening
them up too much with  a large umbrella or softbox. Not dumbing them down.

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Mark William Rabiner