Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, You can use the 285 but will find that yours may or may not be accurate enough for digital. If possible underexpose the flash by 1/2 to 1 stop and all will be very well indeed. I use a Metz with the R8 adapter frequently in aperture priority with good results, usually underexposing the flash by 1/2 stop to work as a fill flash. The trick is to use the histogram before you are shooting for money to fine tune your flash and your camera to keep from blowing the highlights. Just bear in mind that underexposing your M8 by 2 stops is not a problem to recover from using LR. So, in effect, I can get some pretty wonderful results at an effective ISO of 4000 or so using the flash to flatten the image enough to not lose much detail in the shadows. On 8/29/07, Douglas Nygren <dnygr@cshore.com> wrote: > > With an M8 does one have to use a TTL flash or can one use a simple > old-fashioned, wonderful 285? > > Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com