Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Bruce - I think that your idea is a sound one - and appealing.=20 Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen my=F6s suomeksi - ---------- > From: Bruce & Kathryn Mercer <bkmercer@clear.net.nz> > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > Subject: [Leica] RE: M4P framelines/faster flash synch on M-Leica > Date: 03. lokakuuta 1998 13:59 >=20 > Greetings all >=20 > Question2: As I understand it, the Olympus OM 3TI has a horizontal cl= oth=20 > focal plane shutter, not unlike the Leica-M. It too, has a slow sync. Speed=20 > (1/60) when using normal flash. It also has the ability to synchronis= e up > to 1/2000 sec when used with the dedicated F-280 flash by using the "Super=20 > FP (focal plane)" flash mode on the flash. Is it conceivable that thi= s=20 > unit, if used on the M-camera, could allow for higher sync. Speeds an= d if > not, surely Leica would have provided something similar with their ne= w=20 > flash just released?.--I realise that FP flash at faster shutter spee= ds=20 > reduces the effective power of the flash considerably, but for the purposes=20 > of slight fill-in, this would not be too much of a concern. > As a working photojournalist, I too love the "available light" of my=20 > photographs but there are times, particularly in high contrasting lig= ht=20 > when fill-in flash is necessary, if the photo is too succeed. Ideally= a=20 > reflector of sorts could do the job, but all too often one does not h= ave=20 > the time nor the "eight" arms required to hold both camera and reflec= tor. > Hence my predominant use of SLR cameras. > I'd be interested in your thoughts, apologies if this query has been=20 > discuss previously > Thanks for your time > Bruce Mercer