Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D, so you try to live with it :(((( Olivier - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:18 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] M flash technique > I have, Oliver...I just try to flip it over my wrist, or ignore it...the > main thing is to make sure it doesn't hang on the lens shade..;-) > > 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 olivier > nguyen > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:07 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] M flash technique > > > hi B. D. Colen, > > Have you ever have problem with the SC17 wire hanging infront of your > viewfinder/ lens while taking picture with SC17 cord ? i found this bother > me alot. i wish that SC 17 cord would be a right angle parallel to body > instead of point toward lens when it come out of hotshoe. any suggestion on > how to get rid of this problem with different cord? > Olivier > > > >From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Subject: RE: [Leica] M flash technique > >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. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >[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? > > > > > >-- > >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 > > > > > No Archive > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > -- > 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