Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, M6TTL, or M7
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:42:05 -0800
References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030317092410.028ca828@192.168.100.11>

Dick

Please forgive me for answering, but what does the
manual say about apertures?  Since all TTL systems
appear to differ in their "quench" times, it is dependent
upon the camera and flash system that you are using.

If it is a M6ttl with the Leica/Metz or Contax/Metz
unit, you have no problem.

Jerry

"Richard F. Man" wrote:

> At 08:46 AM 3/17/2003 -0800, Herbert Kanner wrote:
> >In all the replies to the question: "What are the advantages of TTL over
> >an automatic flash such as the Vivitar 283," no one mentioned the most
> >obvious thing, perhaps because it is so obvious--you can set any aperture
> >you wish, just so long as it is wide enough.  For some strange reason, I
> >found this to be very relaxing.
> >...
>
> Please forgive me for asking such simple question - how do I know if the
> aperture is "wide-enough?" Do I have to test it and see if the flash OK
> signal is on?
>
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