Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Andrew Moore wrote: >> >> Does anyone know of a compact flash that will cover lenses >> as wide as 24 mm? >> >> --Andrew >> NO ARCHIVE > >The diffuser that you put on most of them get's you to 68 degrees horizontally >which supposedly covers a 28. >This is the case on my Metz 20 BC 6 a beaut of a cheap compact beautiful Leica >M like flash which cost 40 bucks and takes AA batteries. >I use it with the 24 and it looks fine, maybe I dont' mind some fall off. >If you really want totally even coverage on a 24 you might have to get a medium >sized flash and I'd get one which could go bare bulb like that Sunpack. >I'd use my Norman and take the reflector off. >Mark Rabiner > 24 is an "unusual" focal length. Many compact flashes have an add-on diffuser which covers 28mm. The larger flash guns like my Nikon SB25 can cover up to 21. I suppose one cannot avoid using a bigger rig if you really want to cover 24. OTOH, a little light fall-off might even be seen as artistic! Dan K.