Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, Most of my M6 TTL shooting is at f/4-5.6 with 15th or 30th second indoors. I turn the flash down to 1/3 or even 2/3 power and almost always get a great result unless I get too far away from the subject. Are you shooting inside or outside? Outside can suck when you only have 50th sec to synch from. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luis Ripoll" Subject: [Leica] M6 TTL Flash troubles - I need help > Hi everyone, > > Since I have a M6 TTL with Leica flash S20, my flash pictures are worst than > the older with a traditional M6 and flash. > > I don't know what is wrong in my technique, normally my pictures are > overexposed, I can't understand. Usually I take pictures at more or less 3 > meters, at this distance with a 100 ASA film, I put on the flash and on the > lens the stop 5,6 and I obtain bad results, overexposed faces (too white). > The quality is improved if I use f.8 both on lens and flash. > > But I ask me why arrives this problem? I thought that a TTL system was just > designed to improve such problems, but I realize that my ancient and > traditional system works better, and I think I'll be back to the past > forgetting the modern TTL systems, for me "manual is better". > > Has somebody any answer?, or maybe either my camera or flash don't work > properly? > > Thanks in advance for the help and comments > > Saludos desde Barcelona > Luis