Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] SF20 question
From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 18:44:47 +0100
References: <20020429.221321.-96463.2.travel.on@juno.com> <8p0rcuorufoliqo1v2v6pl9ub9q4qr8u5k@4ax.com>

So you can read the flash range from the display for each aperture.  You
don't need aperture to be set for correct TTL operation.

Simon

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From: "Paul Chefurka" <paul@chefurka.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:33 PM
Subject: [Leica] SF20 question


> As a complete newcomer to TTL twinkie flash, I have a stupid question.
Why
> does the SF20 manual tell you to transfer the lens aperture setting to the
> flash when working in TTL mode?  I thought one of the points of TTL flash
> metering was that lens aperture and subject reflectance were taken into
> account automatically by the sensor in the camera.
>
> Paul
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In reply to: Message from travel.on@juno.com ([Leica] Re: tripod)
Message from Paul Chefurka <paul@chefurka.com> ([Leica] SF20 question)