[Leica] New Leica 18mm and a Flash Question!

[drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers)]

I have a Honeywell potato masher. Two actually. I still have the bare
bulb accessory and the high voltage power pack. Last time I used it I
accidentally crossed some wires. I hear a loud pop. My M3 was none the
worse for wear. I fear a newer electronic camera would not have fared so
well. 

I have two small Vivitars (one looks like a mini 283) and a small flash
made by Nikon. I bought them all used and don't think I paid over $10
for any. 

I almost always use the small flashes with PC cords and not hot shoe
mounted. They all have auto modes that work surprisingly well. 

The little Vivitar/mini-283 is my favorite. I velcro'ed a piece of matte
board to it for bounce one night when I had to photograph a party. Years
later I still use it. The temporary bounce solution lasted for way
longer than I thought it would. Worked better than I thought it would,
too.   

I also have a fold up reflector complete with flash bulbs. I'm sure if I
ever used that I'd forget and leave the camera on X synch. OTOH, the
smell of a freshly fried flash bulb would surely bring back memories.
The smell of fried fingertips too, though that I won't forget.

DaveR

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Dalton [mailto:grdalton@hotmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:55 PM
To: LUG
Subject: RE: [Leica] New Leica 18mm and a Flash Question!




> I remember back when a lot of companies made compact flashes that
worked
> well. I still have a couple that feel like they were designed for an
M. 
> 

>From a soon-to-be 61-year-old novice Leica user...

Would you or anyone else mind naming some of the older compact flashes?

I imagine vintage camera use is one thing; vintage flash use is probably
something else.

Does anyone shoot with bulb-based units, such as a Honeywell
"Tilt-a-Mite" or others?

(I mean, if there are fountain pen users in the group, I'm guessing
there might be a "bulb-ist.")




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