Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier wrote: > Well I must have been lucky because I have bought two SF-20s and neither > is flimsy. They have worked just fine with no problems. I appreciate the > thoughtful touches such as: telling you when the flash is not correctly > connected for TTL operation (I had a bad TTL cord), easy compensation > setting and the ability to illuminate the panel (it is dark after all). > My battery door closes nicely and stays shut too something that I cannot > say about my Vivtar and Sunpak flashes. > > My only complaint is that the M6TTL/SF-20 combo will not signal an > overexposure. This is very unfortunate when you are working with large > aperture lenses. A R8/SF-20 will signal an overexposure. > > John Collier Does anyone else find that the SF-20 is too hot? That is, that you have to dial in some serious minus compensation even when there is no ambient light at all? I had this experience lately, and vowed to run some better tests before using it on anything important again. I know the problem is not in the camera as my Quantum and Metz TTL flashes seem to work as expected. - -- Rolfe Tessem Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html