Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Metz 40 MZ3i out of production, was: New Metz mecablitz 54 MZ-3
From: "Wilber Jeffcoat" <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 13:00:55 -0400
References: <20001009144616.ABD976DAF@neo.skynet.be> <007101c0320f$7212b220$12b7113f@PACBELL.NET>

Adapters are promised for Dec, Jan. time frame.
cheers Wilber
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Metz 40 MZ3i out of production, was: New Metz mecablitz
54 MZ-3


> Even worse -- the new 40 AF-4 flash doesn't take the SCA system, so no
Leica
> TTL !!!!  From the link
> http://www.metz.de/mecablitz/eng/produkte/m_meca_gb_40AF4.html , click on
> Technical Details.  You buy individual models for CNM.  Apparently, the
only
> shoe-mounted SCA units are the 32-z1, 32-mz3, and 54 mz-3.
>
> To our European brothers, are there any other companies using the SCA 3000
> system which may not be imported to the US?  Perhaps Cullman, Agfa, Osram,
> Braun?
>
> Tom Schofield
>
>
> > >Also, the picture of the replacement didn't look like it had the
> > >secondary flash reflector (useful for getting catch lights and
> > >eliminating shadows in a bounce situation).
> >
> > Good point, this is the main reason why I like the 40 MZ-3 so much
> > (despite its size and weight compared to the 32 series).
> >
> > Pascal
> > NO ARCHIVE
>
>
>

In reply to: Message from "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com> (Re: [Leica] Metz 40 MZ3i out of production, was: New Metz mecablitz 54 MZ-3)