Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<<<Why not spend an afternoon with your wife, teacher her how to use manual + TTL flash with the R8?>>> Then she'd want to shoot at weddings instead of doing the (to me) horrible part of setting everyone up! :) Randy - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Martin Howard Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 9:29 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 vs R9 Randy Jensen wrote: > Having R8's only, the only feature that really attracts me to the R9 > is the > fact that in Program mode it will use slow shutter speeds with TTL > flash in > dark areas (the R8, if it can't get proper exposure wide open at 1/250 > it > will set f5/6 at 1/250). I have NO idea why they did this. > > Of course, if I had the capability of the R9 this way, I'm sure I'd > still > shoot in Manual indoors with TTL flash, but it would be nice for my > wife to > get better auto exposures when she uses it! Why not spend an afternoon with your wife, teacher her how to use manual + TTL flash with the R8? M. - -- 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