Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]--> Would anyone care to tell us what sort of gizmo or camera modification it would take to make any Leica M "compatible" with a 1/250th flash synchro ? Is it feasible or something that would go as "deep" as requiring an altogether different shutter mechanism ??? Andre Jean Quintal > Buzz Hausner wrote: >This story brings up a point of personal camera management. When I put my >Leicas away, or between shots, I always reset the shutter speed dial to >the flash sync setting. The main reason I do this is that it makes it >easy for me to know what my shutter speed is as I adjust speeds with the >camera at eye level since it is a shorter throw between 1/50 and either >1/30 or 1/60 than between any other speeds; I automatically count up or >down from 1/50...just a matter of experience. This protocol also has >meant that I am always set at the sync speed on the few occasions when I >do put on a flash.