Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 TTL flash spontaneously discharges sometimes
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 20:36:46 -0800
References: <B64408EA.9574%apbbeijing@yahoo.com>

apbbeijing wrote:
> 
> on 24/11/00 8:47 AM, Brougham at brougham3@yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> > I just got a TTL flash for my M6 TTL.  Every so often, the flash
> > spontaneously discharges.  I've never had this problem when using a
> > non-TTL flash.
>  Not securely fastened to the hot shoe: I think the undersized shoe on the
> M6 TTL is the source of the problem and you just have to be very careful to
> tighten the flash down properly and check it from time to time.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Adrian

how about the pencil eraser trick on all the contacts of the flash and the hotshoe?

mark rabiner
:)
http://spokenword.to/rabiner/

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