Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 and TTL Flash Advice Please
From: Bernard <5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:48:05 +0400

Jeffcoat Photography wrote:

> With the R-8 you need the Metz MZ40-3i, you want this in the kit for
> as it
> has the needed adapter to integrate the strobe to the electronics of
> the
> R-8. The MZ40-2 will work but I think only in the auto mode not TTL
> (could
> be wrong, and maybe the adapter for the 3i will make the 2 work but
> don't
> know that for a fact.)

The R-8 needs the SCA3501 adapter. With this adapter, everything that is
supposed to work, will indeed work on any SCA3000 compatible flash. This
includes the MZ-2, the MZ-3, the MZ-3i, the MZ-50, and I suspect some
more, too.

Bernard