RE: [Leica] Flash question

["Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>]

Donal,

I have and use the Quantum.  Great flash but it is not small.  GN 226 though
makes a big difference when you need it. 

Peter K

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> From: 	Donal Philby[SMTP:donalphilby@earthlink.net]
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Wednesday, November 03, 1999 10:29 AM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	Re: [Leica] Flash question
> 
> I've been looking seriously into the Quantum Q-flash.  It has the muscle
> to do what Mark mentions below and do it manually, thyristor or TTL.
> 
> Last week I had long telephone conversation with gentleman from Quantum
> and it was one of the few times I have spoken to rep of anything and
> come away feeling they know more than I do about their own products.  I
> also looked at it at the Photo show in NY last week.  
> 
> It is available with SCA300 module now (r6,r7) and apparently they are
> testing the SCA3000 module==so useable on M6TTL and R8.  They have nice
> accessories set, lots of power (depending on how much battery you are
> willing to carry).  I'm looking at a couple of them for
> corporate/industrial work to use along with smaller smart strobes so I
> can leave the Balcars behind.
> 
>  donal  
> 
> Mark Rabiner wrote:
> > 
> > Clevenson2@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Howdy,
> > >
> > > I want to shoot some portraits outdoors (open shade) using  a short
> telephoto
> > > (either 135 or 125 Hektor) fairly wide open (f2.5 or f4) to maintain
> narrow
> > > depth of field. I also want to use some fill flash. My IIIf will only
> synch
> > > at relatively slow shutter speeds. It would appear to not be possible
> to have
> > > big apertures and slow shutter speeds with any film that has a
> reasonable
> > > ASA. Is there a way around this dilemma that I'm not seeing?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Corey Levenson
> > > San Antonio TX
> > 
> > The way around slow sync speeds are bigger more powerful flashes, not
> the tiny
> > ones. You need to be able to stop way down so you are not overexposing
> before
> > your flash even goes off. I think the opposite is thought of here on the
> list. A
> > brighter flash will enable you to do this whether it's an auto flash
> letting you
> > blast away at everything at f16 with medium speed films or a manual one
> like a
> > Norman or Lumidyne. I like the Norman. A very lightweight head which I
> hold up
> > high above me.
> > Mark Rabiner
> 
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