Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I found out, not too long ago, that a flash does not work on a M6TTL camera if the body has no batteries (or they are dead). I suppose it was a life lesson about carring extra batteries. So, now I have a couple of questions about assessory shoes and flash contacts: 1) Cameras like the M4-P have hot shoes, but no batteries to speak of. How does such a camera trigger the electrical contact on the hot shoe? 2) Why was this changed on the M6TTL? Does it have to do with the TTL flash meter? 3) Will a "classic" M6 w/out a battery trigger a flash in its hot shoe? Thanks in advance. Frank Jackson, Miss.