Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] Weird: DMR and TTL works!
From: rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra)
Date: Sat Sep 10 04:50:20 2005
References: <82c9dd70509091805492844a0@mail.gmail.com> <43224D1C.3080209@hemenway.com>

Very interesting Eric.  Lack off TTL flash control with the DMR has  
been a problem to my mind.

I hope you can try it with longish lens on a subject that will really  
test the TTL.

Rick.

On 10/09/2005, at 1:03 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote:

> Your "buyer's remorse" seems to be fading away.
>
> It took me much longer when I bought my house. :-)
>
> Jim
>
>
> Eric Korenman wrote:
>
>
>> As has been reported, I just assumed my DMR/R8 would not work in  
>> TTL flash mode.
>> I was testing out my Metz 32mz-3 with my DMR this evening (using  
>> SCA 2052 adapter).
>> I have a portrait session tomorrow and I thought I do some shots  
>> with fill flash in "A" mode.
>>  I flip the flash into TTL to see what error code I would get..  
>> And I got none!
>> Did some test shots (at night, indoors) and the TTL feature  
>> appears to work just fine.
>> Am I nuts? Am I missing something thing?
>> Adjusting the + / - dippy switches to effects exposure appropriately.
>> I covered the flash's "eye" to see if I was in some odd "A" mode  
>> and the setup still worked.
>> The flash seems to be truly in TTL mode.
>> I will try it in AM daylight and report back.
>>  Eric
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Replies: Reply from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Weird: DMR and TTL works!)
Reply from frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE) ([Leica] Weird: DMR and TTL works!)
In reply to: Message from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] Weird: DMR and TTL works!)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Weird: DMR and TTL works!)