Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Building a better flash, was: A Red Dot story
From: John Hicks <jbh@magicnet.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 14:16:40 -0400
References: <200106010701.AAA19173@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
 
At 09:34 AM 6/1/01 -0700, you wrote:

>However, a flash manufacturer could easily provide us with a way to get
>faster Leica shutter speeds with flash.  It would involve using a unit
>that puts out many closely-spaced, lower intensity pulses over about
>1/50 second, rather than one big zap. 

  That's exactly how Olympus does it, complete with TTL auto flash control.
Unfortunately, used in that mode, the F280 doesn't give a whole lot of
light. Olympus didn't go further with that flash system; the AF
technoplastik wunderblaster handwriting was on the wall.

John Hicks

jbh@magicnet.net