Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Hicks wrote: >The 54 MZ3 and 70 MZ5. Ahh...that explains things. Metz doesn't make it very clear. Thanks. =================================================================== The Metz website doesn't make anything very clear; e.g. try looking up how to achieve off-camera TTL flash. I was forced to send a technical inquiry to Metz on this point, to which their reply was: "For the connection of a Metz 32Z-2 with adapter SCA3501 beside (sic) a camera of type Leica R8 we recommend to use also the converting cable SCA3000C with adapter SCA300 E." This solution connects a cable *and* an additional adapter between the 3501 adapter (mounted on the camera's hot-shoe) and the flashgun. The Metz solution is different for the SCA 300 system (e.g. Leica R7) and SCA 3000 system (e.g. R8 or M6), because the adapter/flashgun interfaces are different. For the R7 you need the SCA 307A cable. Nikon provides a much neater and more robust solution, in the form of the SC-17 TTL cable. This will work with any R camera or with the M6; it works because the layout of the pins in the Nikon hot-shoe just happens to be exactly the same as Leica. (The actual use to which each individual pin is put may not be the same but that doesn't matter). One end of the SC-17 plugs into the camera's hot-shoe and the other end plugs into whatever flashgun/SCA adapter you are using (e.g. Leica SF-20, Metz SCA351 + flash, Metz SCA3501 + flash, ...). The SCA adapter is attached directly to the flashgun and both are off-camera. Several SC-17 cables can be connected end-to-end if required. Anyone interested can see a picture of the SC-17 at: http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/EXT-FLASH/NIKON/NIKON-ACC.html Hope this is useful. Regards, ===== Ray "The trouble with resisting temptation is you never know when you'll get another chance!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/