Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Flash SF 20
From: "John McLeod" <johnmcleod@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:43:07 +0000

It sounds like it works fine Lucien, but as you say, for fill flash only. 
Without the power for bouncing flash, the SF 20 seems very limited to me. 
Fine for fill, but that's it.

I'm going with the new Speedotron shoe mount unit!  ;-)

John McLeod
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>From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: [Leica] Leica Flash SF 20
>Date: Tue, Sep 22, 1998, 10:46 PM
>

>Contrary to other Lugers, I found the 
>new Leica Flash SF 20 really interesting for the R8
>and the old M5, M4-2, M4-P and M6.
>
><http://www.leica-camera.com/m_system/mobjn_e.htm>
>
>For the R8, it is small and perfect for fill-in.
>There is a flash exposure correction in TTL mode
>+/- 3 EV in 1/3 EV steps.
>That kind of flash was missing in the Metz SCA system.
>
>For the older Ms with hot shoe, the A mode allows
>for three lens apertures: f/2,8, f/5,6 and f/11
>from ISO 25/15 to 800/30.
>There is a flash exposure correction also in A mode,
>(but only from 0 to -3 EV in full EV steps).
>
>I may put it on my Christmas list.
>
>Lucien