Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]############### The only problem with using the M6 TTL for fill flash is that unless you take pictures only at dusk the 1/50 sec. it,s going to force you to do all your work with Royal Gold 25. Otherwise you will be taking most pictures between f/8 and f/22. Too bad they can not raise the sync. speed to 1/250 sec. Then the M6 TTL would be near perfect. Fred Jackson jackson105@juno.com ############## Fred, Leica have tried to turn this disadvantage into a "feature". In the equipment descriptions, they constantly speak of the need for fill flash in "low light" situations. Comment that professionals use fill flash in low light, and need the added security of a slow syncronization speed to allow the effects of combining ambient light, then comment on how the vibration free shutter of the M6 is important in obtaining good sharp images at low sync speeds, and go on to talk about the advantages of the rangefinder in low light situations. Clearly the M6 TTL is not meant to fill in shadows in "normal" lighting conditions ----- you have the R8 for that ;-) Cheers Alastair Firkin, http://users.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html