Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] sync at 1/500 sec
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 01:02:29 -0400
References: <4.2.2.20000623233822.00bbc180@www.snapdragontech.com>
 
Get the Minolta 9.  It will TTL sync up to 1/12000 sec with the proper
Minolta flash; I think the model number is the 5400HS, or something similar.

Dan C.

At 12:45 AM 24-06-00 -0400, John Coan wrote:
>I got all excited when I read about the F100 and SB-28 and those high
>speed flash speeds.  I had visions of fast film outdoors with matrix
>balanced fill in flash.  Alas, upon further investigation it seems that
>the high speed mode only works on manual ... no TTL at all.  Better than
>nothing I suppose, but not that lightning quick ability to let the
>camera do the thinking.
>
>It works by pulsing the flash output so that some light is produced
>during the slit's entire movement.  
>
In reply to: Message from "M.E.Berube - GoodPhotos" <meb@goodphotos.com> (Re: [Leica] sync at 1/500 sec)