Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right on, Ted!! >Tom Schofield offered: >Subject: [Leica] Another M9 question > > >>I found, much to my chagrin, that there is no ttl flash with an m9 >>and sf20 or Metz 54mz + sca3502. Metz shows no new adapter for >>m9/s2 giving ttl control. An ebay seller is advertising a Metz >>54mz + sca3702 (Pentax) adapter for m9 & s2. I asked him, and he >>says it works ttl with those cameras. >> >>Anyone hear of this before? I'd much rather spend $100 on an >>adapter than $800 on an sf 58! (and, yes, I know that if I can >>spend $7 k on the camera, I should be able to spend another $800 >>for the flash, plus $200/ lens x 6 for coding, etc.) > >No no no at all! >Look out Tom here I come! ;-) > >Put the word FLASH out of your mind completely! And just go shoot >everything and anything motivating your photographer eyes! > >Save yer money and forget a flash of any kind and use the money for >a very fine bottle of single malt scotch! :-) Make you feel much >better than watching a multi dollar flash destroy the picture moment >.... AS YOU SEE IT! Not when a flash goes off and immediately >destroys what's motivating you in the first place. The NATURAL LIGHT >ON THE SUBJECT! > >You are using one of the world's classic cameras for available light >in this fashion ... "If you can see it, (your subject} You can shoot >it! :-) If it looks cool and your gut is telling you... "SHOOT IT, >SHOOT IT!" Do it! You don't need a damn useless light/image >destroying flash! > >A flash is a completely out moded fashion of destroying the light on >your subject that is motivating you in seeing the subject to shoot >it! The flash will only do one thing consistently.... "destroy the >existing light on the subject motivating you in the first place!" > >And make your photos just like every other happy snapping snapshot >without mood, gut feeling and a beautiful image. > >So there you go me old son... FORGET THE FLASH! :-) > >you're welcome, glad I could be of assistance! ;-) ;-) >cheers, > >Dr. ted ;-) > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will pee on your computer!