Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dennis your right on the mark with all but the price of the SC-17 cord is now closer to $90.00. We use this with the 8 and the 40 MZ 3i. It works great just make sure it is in tight and fully forward or you will be left scratching your head. Cheers Wilber Dennis_Thong wrote: > The model is Nikon SC-17 TTL cord. It's a coiled cable that can be > stretched to about 1.5m long, very useful as u can even place the flash in > your pocket and get the pictures. > The TTL pins configuration from Nikon is the > same as that of Leica, hence, I think it is 100 percent suitable. It's made > of very good material too. The price when I bought it 3 years back was about > US$40. > > At the end of this cable where you slot in your TTL flash, that particular > hot shoe has screw thread that enable you to mount it on tripod ! Very > clever design. > > One point to add regarding the Leica SF 20 TTL flash, I felt it is not well > designed. > My dislikes are: 1) The batteries are not easily obtainable, > 2) flash head cannot title nor bounce, > 3) not powerful due to small guide number & size > !!! > With all these disadvantages, I think it not very suitable for many critical > work. > > I think the Metz 32 MZ-2 or MZ 3 will make a better choice. Please give me > some feedback. > > >From Singapore, SLUG, > Dennis Thong. - -- Cheers Wilber GFE tel. 803-469-2440 http://www.jeffcoatphotography.com