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Subject: [Leica] Re: M Studio Use
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Tue Feb 1 00:39:41 2005
References: <00dd01c507c0$639b3b00$6401a8c0@ccapr.com> <41FEA424.10806@adrenaline.com> <000601c507e7$95181370$82f7fea9@D1WTYD41> <2147483647.1107183921@scarborough.isc.org>

These are encouraging responses.  Does an M6TTL warrant a safe sync for
typical studio strobes?  Or should the sync socket do it on its own.

Also, what lenses are folks mounting in this kind of context?  Good old 
50/2
or longer glass like a 90/2.8 or something.

Thanks! 

Scott

Brian Reid wrote:

> I use my M6 in a studio lighting setup more than any other place. Yes, 
> I know that is a "waste" of an M6, but I get great pictures with it. 
> The subjects find it informal and not intimidating. I use Speedotron 
> strobes with diffusers, mount a radio trigger on the camera, and 
> hand-hold it.
>
> I use only the Elmarit-M 90/2.8 for portrait work. 
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