Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/26

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Your Thoughts on Flash Units ... M6
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@cdsnet.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 00:08:40 -0700

At 09:13 AM 9/25/96 -0400, you wrote:
>For the bucks, look at the good old Vivitar 283. It seems to be a workhorse
>and can be bought used CHEAP. I got mine with an adaptor cable to fire it of

For the bucks? We're Leica users for crying out loud! :-)

Actually, for the M6 it's hard to beat. But it's not good for the R6. One
time is all it takes to slip it in our out of the hot shoe of an R camera
and popping the flash as it's crossing a contact and frying the
electronics. I hate to keep harping on it, but the 283 is death on newer
electronic cameras that use low volatge tripping circuits.

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Eric Welch
Grants Pass, OR

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