Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sometimes you need flash. I generally put my cameras away when the light is that dim or ugly. But I agree that sometimes you need it. My M8 has done weird things with flash (including studio strobes) since I got it in 2006. My wife, equally helpful, said "I thought you said flash is what Nikons are for?" I couldn't solve any of the weird behaviours, including that some of my Nikon flashes would fire when the camera was turned on. My final fix was the simplest fix: use another camera for flash. Sorry I couldn't be of any more help. Marty On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 5:27 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Dante asked: >>>> >>>> What I got last night, repeatedly, was a full-power preflash followed by >>>> a >> >> "normal" preflash. ?And this was always on the first shot after the camera >> was turned on, even if you gave it a second to recognize the flash. >> >> Anyone else experience this? ?It didn't look like low batteries in the >> flash or the camera. ?My wife (being ever so practical) thinks this can be >> solved by "buy[ing] a Nikon [D700]." ?But I am not one to let >> troubleshooting go so easily.<<<<<<<<<<<, > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" responded: > >> Hi Dante, >> Simple solution. ?With Leica lenses, just forget the flash. ;-)<<<< > > > Hi Dante, > Jim is quite right! FORGET THE FLASH! > It is quite simple really... forget the flash ?I don't even own one and > rarely if ever used flash with any of my M cameras over the years. Have I > been burned? Yep on a couple of occaisions, but no big deal. If you can see > it .... YOU CAN SHOOT IT! :-) > > All my Christmas happy snaps beginning to end were as "you see it, were > motivated, "SHOOT!" And they were fine. Down loaded with LR, fiddled and > into PhotoShop second look.... print! And not one lost frame other than for > a couple because I hadn't set the ASA to 320. > > Go for broke with your M8, shoot a ton of images with the flash buried > under > a pile of rocks!! This will keep you from digging them up in panic.. :-) > > cheers, > ted > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >