Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:19 AM 6/11/98 -0400, you wrote: >I just got back from a five week shoot of ethnic tribes in Thailand and the >Philippines during which I would frequently get an annoying - and picture >ruining - Hi sign in the viewfinder. The indicator would light up when I'd >be shooting in the shadows or in other relatively low light scenes. The >shutter speed would still be showing a comfortable 60th of a second or so >and I'd be typically using a 35mm Summicron lens. The R8 was in T mode, >using a Metz 40MZ-2 in TTL mode. In these shadowy circumstances, the flash >was delivering too much light, even though I had minus 1-2/3 f-stops of >reduced light dialed into the SCA 3501to presumably keep the flash from >becoming the primary light source. Why, when there's still plenty of light >can not the flash still stay 1 & 2/3rds f-stop below the ambient light. All >I want is a bit of sparkle and a freshening up of the light from the flash, >not a blast to ruin the scene. Any ideas? Both of my R8's behave the same >way. > You should be asking this of: Gerald Wagner (Solms) TS@leica-camera.com