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Subject: RE: [Leica] M flash technique
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 15:37:52 -0400

Yup - Get a Nikon SC17 flash cord, which has a "hotfoot" at one end and
hotshoe at the other....you can use this with an M6 TTL and the TTL flash
will work with either the SF20 flash or the Metz flashes with proper
adapters....or you can use it with the flash in auto or manual on any
M....then just hold the flash anywhere you want it - high, low, forward,
back, etc., and fire away...

B. D.

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[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Derek
Zeanah
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 3:34 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] M flash technique


Trying to follow up on a comment I saw earlier this week...

Generally, when I have to use flash I prefer to do so using a square
negative and a bracket that centers the flash over the lens.  So I'm
trying to figure out the best way to do this with a Leica M.

35mm flash brackets are a pain in the butt with *any* camera, but they
seem particularly unwieldy with an M, because you need to remove the
bottom of the camera when you load new film.  I'm guessing the best
approach might be to shoot by prefocusing and holding the flash the
right distance above the lens, which sounds unwieldy but ought to work
fine.

Anyone have any experiences or hints they'd like to share?


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