Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01BF4233.C82FBBC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't claim to be an M5 expert, but the TTL metering on the M5 is only = for expposure metering, and does not control the flash like the M6 TTL = does. "TTL" refers to different functions relating to the M5 and M6 = TTL. The M5 with flash would work on manual or non-TTL automatic (you = set a certain aperture and a meter cell in the flash controls the flash = duration). Tom ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Borring=20 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us=20 Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 10:17 AM Subject: [Leica] TTL + Leica M5 Hi I wonder if anyone on the List can help=20 me how TTL the function on Leica M5 serves, i have a Metz flash. greetings Michael - ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01BF4233.C82FBBC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2722.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't claim to be an M5 expert, but = the TTL=20 metering on the M5 is only for expposure metering, and does not control = the=20 flash like the M6 TTL does. "TTL" refers to different functions = relating=20 to the M5 and M6 TTL. The M5 with flash would work on manual or = non-TTL=20 automatic (you set a certain aperture and a meter cell in the flash = controls the=20 flash duration).</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:m.borring@telia.com" = title=3Dm.borring@telia.com>Michael=20 Borring</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us"=20 = title=3Dleica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.= us</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 09, = 1999 10:17=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Leica] TTL + Leica = M5</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> <P>Hi</P></FONT><FONT size=3D2> <P>I wonder if anyone on the List can help </P> <P>me how TTL the function on</P> <P>Leica M5 serves, i have a Metz flash.</P></FONT><FONT size=3D2> <P>greetings</P></FONT><FONT size=3D2> <P>Michael</P></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01BF4233.C82FBBC0--