Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 3/14/00 9:55:49 AM, jbcollier@home.com writes: >Thanks for the info. $65 on top of a CLA is inexpensive in my books! I >am >puzzled why you would have both contacts X synced. I have three flash bulb >guns and my motto is "you never know". Sherry "strongly encouraged" it (those of you who have worked with Sherry likely know what I mean). Plus, my M4-P has the bulb synch still so I have an out should I ever need it. BTW, I played around with flash bulbs a bit back in my camera store days. Once, I used a flash bulb to pull off a fill-flash assignment in school because I was using Nikon F bodies (with 1/60 sych) and couldn't balance the light any other way. My images blew away the instructor as the best balanced shots of the class, though he sort of backed off his praise when he found out I used bulbs (not practical I guess). Since then I've had cameras that synched at 1/250 and have not had need for bulbs. But now that I'm using Leicas with their 1/50 synch, well, like you say, you never know . . . Bob (hasn't fired a flash bulb in 20 years) McEowen