Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/28

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Subject: [Leica] IIIC prices & Flash questions
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 11:39:59 -0400

1. What should I expect to pay/pay for a really clean IIIC with clean,
contrasty rangefinder/viewfinder?

2. Could any flash maven out there in LUGland (I know, I know, flash maven
in LUGland is a heretical oxymoron) give me a hand?

When I occasionally use flash with my M6 I am using a Metz 32-MZ3. Never
having used flash much in my 40 years of photography, I have a few really
basic questions.

a.) If I want just a bit of fill, say outdoors with deep eye shadows, do I
simply ignore the 1/45th sync and set the shutter speed f-stop combination I
want based on the ambient light, then maybe close down a stop and use a low
power plash...or what?
b.) How do I properly adjust the output on the Metz 32-MZ3, which doesn't
have power adjustments? If I want lower power do I increase the ASA setting
and go for the largest f stop setting on the flash?

HELP!?

Thank in advance..
B. D.