Re: [Leica] Bad Experience in M6TTL with flash

[Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>]

John Collier wrote:
> 
> You wanted sophisticated flash electronics, you got them. It seems only
> natural that this stuff will not work without batteries. This normal with
> TTL electronics so, if you depend on your flash, carry spare batteries for
> your camera as well.
> 
> John Collier
> 
> Carry spare batteries.
> 
> > From: "Jerry S. Justianto" <jsjm6@cbn.net.id>
> >
> > During a trip to a museum I just realized, that when M6 battery become weak
> > (not dead) it could not trigger flash SF-20 at all.  I forced changing the
> > mode from TTL to A in SF-20 and still the flash is not fired at all.  So I
> > could not make any shoot with the camera :(
> >
> > Is this happened with other Leica model, when the battery is weak it can't
> > send signal to any flash even in A mode?
> >

The battery in the camera triggers the flash? That's news to me!
Are you guys sure?
Markwr