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Subject: [Leica] older Metz shoe flash info?
From: dorysrus at mindspring.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sun Apr 17 09:53:08 2005

Eric,
The Metz 32 series was a lower power option using the 300-3000 series of
"feet" to adapt them to various TTL schemes.  The various numbers refer
to the ability to auto zoom or not, whether there is a smaller flash to
provide fill while the main head is rotated to bounce.  These aren't
really suitable for the newer digital SLR's as the 300-3000 spec just
doesn't provide the right communication to do that.

If you are in a fairly static situation, of course you can use them on
any digital SLR by using the histogram on a test shot and adjusting the
flash compensation to balance the light.  Of course, this won't work in
a very fluid changing situation.

For small quantities of money, craigcamera.com, can sell you the
appropriate instruction manual.  I have found them to be quite good and
pretty cheap as you can change modules and use them on most of your
cameras.

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of eric
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 10:31 AM
To: LUG
Subject: [Leica] older Metz shoe flash info?

Any info on the older Metz flashes? Particularly the Mecablitz 32
series. There seem to have been many versions CT 3 - 7? The Metz web
site doesn't refer to these discontinued models at all.

thanks,
Eric
 
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