M Studio Use - was: Re: [Leica] What is the best non ttl flash to use?

[scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)]

I've been researcing a simple home studio setup, and I'm wondering if
any folks are using their M's in a studio lighting, portrait kind of 
environment.

The stobe or hot light setup is all manual/flash meter driven, and 
compared to
LF/MF, the 1/55 sync speed doesn't seem to be all that horrible a 
disadvantage
for stationary subjects/portraits.

Despite "philosophy," any reason not to stick that M on a tripod, plug in a
synch chord and fire away with a bunch of strobes and softboxes and
reflectors?  Seems a shame to turn over all that fun to my Nikon glass :-)

Scott


B. D. Colen wrote:

>All this is quite true, but I am always amused by available light purity
>- including my own ;-) - as I think of Eugene Smith who's position on
>available light was that any light he provided was available. :-)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>Richard
>Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 12:49 PM
>To: Leica Users Group; Leica Users Group
>Subject: Re: [Leica] What is the best non ttl flash to use?
>
>
>Chris, for some people, using flash with the M systems is anti-thesis to
>
>the whole philosophy. You even have a better M than an M in this aspect
>- 
>with your R-D1, you can switch ISO on the fly, and the pictures quality 
>even at ISO 1600 is quite decent, but you know that.
>
>What I am getting at is that shoot w/ your R-D1 for a while. Use your
>28/2 
>and get as close as possible. You may never look at a flash again.
>
>(except for fill flashing etc. but then the M or R-D1 in auto mode is 
>really not built for that)
>
>At 09:10 AM 1/29/2005, Christopher Driggett wrote:
>
>  
>
>>I am looking for a non ttl flash for my R-D1. I am looking for it to be
>>fully manual in setting but also have a very good sensor to be used in 
>>auto mode.   If someone has experience or knowledge I would greatly 
>>appreciate the passing of the wisdom.
>>Thanks,
>>Chris
>>    
>>
>
>// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly,
>please 
>use richard at imagecraft.com) 
>
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