Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Joseph, I really did not expect a manual camera make such disadvantage like this. This mean I need always to bring spare battery in my pocket. JSJ - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Joseph Yao" <yaojkfdr@netvigator.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad Experience in M6TTL with flash > Jerry, > > The M6 TTL requires power to trigger the flash, whether you are in TTL or A > mode, or even manual mode. > > Non-TTL M6 did not require power to do so, and it would even trigger the > flash if the film was not advanced. > > Hope this helps.... > > Regards, > Joseph > > on 26/9/00 16:38, Jerry S. Justianto at jsjm6@cbn.net.id wrote: > > > During a trip to a museum I just realized, that when M6 battery become weak > > (not dead) it could not trigger flash SF-20 at all. I forced changing the > > mode from TTL to A in SF-20 and still the flash is not fired at all. So I > > could not make any shoot with the camera :( > > > > Is this happened with other Leica model, when the battery is weak it can't > > send signal to any flash even in A mode? > > > > Regards, > > > > Jerry S. Justianto > > > >