Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>On Wednesday, May 13, 1998 8:38 PM, Bryan Willman [SMTP:bryanwi@seanet.com] >wrote: >>...>CUT...... >> A flash like an SB26 lets you actually change the *power* >> (as will any studio head.) > >The problem with the SB26 is that its power management does not really help >when using very wide apertures. If I remember well, it does not manage >wider than f4 (or is it f5.6) with 400 ISO, except in TTL mode (not M6 >business). I use the 40MZ3 which allows better tweaking at large apertures. >It works well, but it is heavy, and does not balance too well on a M6. So >it does not get the usage it deserves. What is really needed is a much >faster x-sync (1/250th) on the M system, which would in turn allow the >usage of a compact light-weight unit, except that there are no small flashes with auto output below f4 with iso 400. I wish there was, I would buy one. not for daylight fill so much as for a little kick with available light at 1/30 at f4 with a fill of f2. Steve