Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:28 AM 11/27/97 -0600, you wrote: >At 12:56 AM 11/27/97 -0800, you wrote: > >>Actually the R7 is very flash capable. Flash fill and all of that works >>great. It, of course, neither contain a "flash meter" nor can it zoom a >>flash head via ROM. But it'll do pretty do everything else, without the >>operator having to think. I have two R7's and flash is truly a no-brainer. > >What I mean is that fill-flash on the R7 is very rudimentary. The Leica >attitude at the time was "Minus 1.4 is perfect for all fill flash." That's >just plain wrong. > >The R8 and 3501 adapter for flash lets you dial in fill flash from minus >three to plus three. Much more flexible. I don't care so much about a >zooming head. But control is more important to me. Just one setting for >fill flash (and not even the best one for most situations I meet) is hardly >better than none. > >As for TTL, the R7 is just fine. >========== > >Eric Welch Thanks Eric for the clarification. I've used my R7's with flash fill (hell... even my R4sP) and with print film (friend's weddings) the pictures are absolutely outstanding. I use a Metz CT-64 which really helps the cameras do their thing. Thanks, Jim