Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ack - sorry - I read the site I referenced and I see now that the double accessory shoes are not to be used with a flash. Sorry. I guess you have to use a flash bracket and then use the flash in Auto mode (non-TTL) off of the PC sync port. That's how I use my flash, BTW, but I have a classic body, not TTL, so I do not lose any of the capabilities. I wonder if one of the off-camera TTL flash sync cable that people use (Nikon SB-17 or something?) has a fitting on top for the finder, and if it will be reasonably well aligned if it does? - - 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html