Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] on-camera flash
From: "Doug Lee" <drlee9@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:54:57 -0500
References: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOCEJACLAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net>

Thanks. In fact I have the SC-17 cord. I'll check out the softbox, too.

Now I can have well exposed, poorly compsoed subjects!

Doug

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:18 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] on-camera flash


> Doug - Pick up a Nikon SC17 cord, and your SF20 instantly becomes an
> off-camera TTL flash, which you can bounce, or do any other damn thing you
> want to with an M TTL body. You can also use it with the cord on a
> "straight" M6, but without TTL, which is a bit limiting, but still better
> than being tied to the on-camera shoe.
>
> Additionally, if you go this site, http://www.konermann.net/sfill.html
> you will see what looks to be a quite neat $25 'softbox' for the SF 20 for
> on-camera use. I haven't gotten one yet, but probably will. For $25 I
figure
> it's more than worth taking a flyer on it.
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Doug Lee
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:03 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] on-camera flash
>
>
> Good question!
>
> I purchased an SF20. I have used it once to take a picture of my daughter
at
> Halloween. I just used it two weeks ago for an assignment in one of my
> courses. The assignment being to determine the coverage area of our
> on-camera flash. Other than that, I haven't used it.
>
> When I know I will need flash I put the SB-28 on the F100 and fire away.
>
> Does anybody know why I bought the SF-20? (-;
>
>
> Douglas Richard Lee
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Oliver Bryk" <oliverbryk@attbi.com>
> To: "Leica-Users" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:03 PM
> Subject: [Leica] on-camera flash
>
>
> > I'm curious for what applications people actually use on-camera flash
> (such
> > as the SF20) with M cameras.
> > (I haven't used a flash since my Speed Graphic days in the Army.)
> > Oliver Bryk
> >
> >
> >
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