Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I find that - 2/3 does the trick...but I'm using the flash off camera - with the Nikon SC-17 cord - and it's my preference... ;-) 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 CHARLES STIRK JR C Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 9:17 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] SF20 question Just wan't to second the coments below . And to rehash old recomenddations from here , to get a natural fill close up lets say 1-5 meters you need to dial back -1or -2 ev the flash is bit hot other wise . Chuck - -- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > The SF20 is a wonderful little device for fill-flash. But > whoever wrote the > instruction book - or translated it - should be drawn and > quartered. ;-) > > 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 Simon Lamb > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 1:45 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] SF20 question > > > 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- > 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 > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html