Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brad, The SF20 does indeed recycle fast, and also the battery seems to last forever. Also, since many compact point & shoot cameras use this battery, it is easy to find in camera stores, even the ones that do not cater to "serious" photographers. Nathan Brad Daly wrote: > our leica rep stopped in yesterday and let us borrow a bunch of equipment. > i took home a 21mm f2.8 and 90mm f2.0, plus an SF-20 flash. i haven't had > a chance to use the lenses yet, but last night i played around with the > SF-20 a little bit. > > i was surprised to find that it doesn't use "regular" batteries--i.e, > AA's. it takes 123's, which i suppose gives it a fast recycling time. > still, i kept muttering to myself, "only leica would make a flash that > takes unusual batteries." also, i found it's foot REALLY tight in the > hotshoe. i was afraid i'd break it trying to get it off the camera. > > anyhow, i have a feeling i'm really going to like this 21mm. > > best, > brad > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html