Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]J--- H. F-----g C-----!!!! How hard is it to carry one _)*&*W$^#%^^ spare battery the size of your thumb nail with you in your camera bag, pocket, wallet, ear?!!!! Does anyone carry a spare roll of film? No? Well, you better...Because when you reach the end of the roll your ALL MANUAL camera DIES...>DEAD....USELESS!!!! Okay, okay...I know I'm going off the deep end today, but the level of discourse on this list is really reminding me of my weekend visiting with my 80 year old, non-communicative, pretty-well demented mother....Our "conversations" about about as much sense as the discussions of batteries and yellowed white spots.... B. een off my medication far too long D.amn nonsense is really getting too me.... > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark > Rabiner > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 11:02 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad Experience in M6TTL with flash > > > 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 >