Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Like the time that I needed a flash for my #1 son's graduation from HS party at the fancy Italian restaurant. I was using the hexar RF and I just assumed I could slap on the SF 20 and use it in A (uto) mode......... stupid to use combos without testing....... Nah nothing bad happened = pics came out fine, everyone had a great time. But it is scary to think that I did that!!! :) ernie On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 05:10 PM, Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote: > Ernie-- > > Yes, indeed. When you operate the camera without film, it doesn't > exactly > default to 100 ISO. It only flashes 100 to show you that you have no > film in > the camera, telling you that it doesn't really know what you're trying > to > shoot. Take some test shots and see how it works before you're under > pressure--like, for the three-year-olds' birthday parties! ;-) > > Kit > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ernest > Nitka > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 2:46 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Help on Using flash Sf 20 > > > Rolfe - I just now figured out what my problem is..... You have to > have film in the camera - you can't test it without film. Once I took > the bold step of actually putting film in it did fine - the only time > that it said there was NOT enough exposure the distance was in fact > greater than the rec. distance. > > ernie > On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 04:24 PM, Rolfe Tessem wrote: > >> Ernest Nitka wrote: >>> I have an M7 with the SF 20 flash unit - I 'm not sure it's working >>> or that I know what I'm doing. I don't do much flash work which is >>> why I need help. >>> i attache the SF 20 to the M7 , turn both on with the SF20 being set >>> to TTL. Camera has no film in it so it defaults to ISO 100 I would >>> suspect. My question is that when i shoot towards a wall of books >>> abut 8 feet away at f/4 neither the SF20 or the M7 indicate that it >>> was an adequate exposure ( the flash icon goes away immediated and >>> the 'ok' LED on SF 20 does not lite up) the SF20 is set on f/4. why >>> is this because prior to shooting the SF20 says i should be ok up to >>> 16 feet ( GN=66/4 =~ 16). I have to open up to f/2.8 to get both the >>> SF20 and M7 to say that there was adequate exposure. What am I doing >>> wrong? >> >> Ernie, >> >> The thing that is not clear from the SF20 manual is that in TTL mode, >> you don't have to set *anything* on the flash at all. It picks up all >> the information it needs from the camera. The aperture setting on the >> flash is for information only, just so you will know what distance >> ranges are possible at what apertures but you don't usually need to >> consult it at all. >> >> So, I'm not sure that you *are* doing anything wrong... >> >> Rolfe >> >> -- >> Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. >> rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street >> (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 >> >> -- >> 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html