Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think they are plain jinxed.... My M4-2 will fire a Wein IR flash trigger everytime you advance the film... People look at you like an idiot when the flash fires while the camera is pointed elsewhere... So... I no longer use that combination.... But at the same time it doesn't fire a shoe-mounted flash when advancing the film... go figure. I'd check to see if the camera contacts are dirty or if the tip on the sync cord needs to be re-formed. Intermittent sync cords are a source of great frustration.... which is why I recommend the use of a good radio or IR flash trigger in the studio... It's also nice not to have extra cords to work around. The disadvantage of the IR units is that certain pulses can fire them... for example a flickering fluorescent bulb can do it at times... At HCJB we have a strobing light in our studios instead of a audible ringer for incoming phone calls... Which fires my flashes... And it is really annoying when no is around to answer the phone. Duane Birkey HCJB World Radio Quito Ecuador Duane's Photographs of Ecuador http://duane_birkey.tripod.com