Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/25

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Subject: RE: [Leica] SCA 300 adapter in M6 TTL
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 12:20:50 -0400

The Nikon SB28 - which is a manual, auto, ttl etc. flash, WILL work on
the M6TTL but only in auto and manual. Also, the Nikon SC17 flash cord
will work on the m6TTl and WILL work in TTL mode with the Leica SF20
flash.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rafael
Alday
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 11:48 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] SCA 300 adapter in M6 TTL


I have got the 346/2 AF. Will it work on Leica?
Thank you,
Rafael
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] SCA 300 adapter in M6 TTL


> Ah! I thought you meant SCA 300 series rather than referring to a 
> specific adaptor. I did not think there was any adaptors with the 
> model number 300. It is usually 3xx with the 300 referring to the 
> series. However, any Nikon TTL adaptor will not work with an M6TTL 
> camera. Though the pins line up, they have different functions. 
> Commonly when a Nikon TTL flash is hooked up to a M6-TTL, the flash 
> gets hot and the camera batteries are quickly drained. It MAY work 
> with the flash set to automatic or manual giving you a flash ready 
> light.
>
> There is a Leica specific SCA 300 SERIES adaptor, SCA 351, but it 
> still will not give you TTL flash with an M6TTL camera. Just automatic

> and manual with a flash ready light. According to
>
> http://metz.de/1_metz_2000/m_pages_english/
> main_index_e.php3?link=4&sub=6&linkname=mecablitz
>
> you need the SCA 3502 adaptor to get TTL flash with the M6TTL and a 45

> CL-4. The M6TTL will not support all the features of the 45 CL-4.
>
> John Collier
>
> On Thursday, October 24, 2002, at 12:08 AM, Rafael Alday wrote:
>
> > The 45 CL-4 has TTL functions and can use SCA 3000 system but I have

> > a SCA 300 adpator for my Nikon N70. So I was thinking if SCA 300 
> > would work on
> > Leica TTL.
>
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