Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 24mm and Flash on M6 TTL?
From: Marc Attinasi <marc@attinasi.org>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 20:58:44 -0800
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020318003438.0233bcd8@pop.andara.com>

Voigtlander / Cosina to the rescue again!  See 
http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtacc.htm

- - marc

Robert G. Stevens wrote:

>
> How do you use a wide angle like the 24mm with a flash, when the flash 
> shoe is used for the finder?  I am referring to the TTL M6 and M7 and 
> their use with a wide angle such as the 24mm and 21mm.
>
> I was shooting the CIS Final Eight ( Canada's NCAA equivalent) finals 
> tonight and wanted to use the 24mm on the M6 TTL for the celebration 
> and trophy shots.  I ended up mounting the flash and using  the  
> cameras finder to keep things centered.  I guessed on the framing.  My 
> TTL is a .85, so the full finder isn't even close to a 24mm.  I 
> developed the film tonight and the team shots on the floor seemed to 
> have been framed good enough, but a bit off center.
>
> My SF-20 came with a wide angle diffuser, which I thought was for a 
> 24mm.  You would think Leica would have a shoe doubler which for use 
> of a TTL flash and a finder.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
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