Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --On Friday, February 1, 2002 3:44 PM -0800 Marc Attinasi <marc@attinasi.org> wrote: > I recently broke down and bought one of Leica's over-priced and > under-powered flash units, because I found one pretty cheap and I like > the idea of using CR-123 batteries instead of AA (they last forever in a > camera bag, which is where the flash usually hangs out). Even at $100 it > was too expensive, but it does look good :) > > Since I have an M6 with no TTL, I use the flash in auto mode (or > sometimes manual). Generally I like to put the flash on a bracket to > improve the shadowing and get the red out, but the little Leica Wunder > Flash has no plug for a PC cord, as far as I can tell. Is there a good > (read: cheap) way to get that flash off-camera, or is the Nikon SC-17 the > only ticket? As I think someone else has already mentioned, you can just use a hotshoe to PC adapter, since you aren't using the TTL features. If you want the TTL-style cord, Contax makes one that also works and is a little less expensive than the Nikon. It is a coiled cord with one end a "male" hotshoe and the other end a "female" hotshoe into which you slip the flash foot. Here is the B&H URL, although some of these things are a mile long and may not wrap properly. http://www02.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActiva tor__Aproductlist_html___14243___COECTLA100___REG___CatID=654___SID=EBFE94D FB30 - -- Rolfe Tessem rolfe@ldp.com Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html