Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I too have a .85 and a 24 mm. lens. Great lens. And I too wonder occasionally about using flash. Is it possible? I need the tri-finder. I sthere a shoe-mount flash that works? Willis On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Robert 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 > > ==^================================================================ > This email was sent to: konick@u.washington.edu > > EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8PXs.a9yYtM > Or send an email to: leica-unsubscribe@topica.com > > T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! > http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register > ==^================================================================ > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html