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Subject: [Leica] Another M9 question
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 16:58:26 -0700
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Right on, Ted!!


>Tom Schofield offered:
>Subject: [Leica] Another M9 question
>
>
>>I found, much to my chagrin, that there is no ttl flash with an m9
>>and sf20 or Metz 54mz + sca3502.  Metz shows no new adapter for
>>m9/s2 giving ttl control.  An ebay seller is advertising a Metz
>>54mz + sca3702 (Pentax) adapter for m9 & s2.  I asked him, and he
>>says it works ttl with those cameras.
>>
>>Anyone hear of this before?  I'd much rather spend $100 on an
>>adapter than $800 on an sf 58! (and, yes, I know that if I can
>>spend $7 k on the camera, I should be able to spend another $800
>>for the flash, plus $200/ lens x 6 for coding, etc.)
>
>No no no at all!
>Look out Tom here I come! ;-)
>
>Put the word FLASH  out of your mind completely! And just go shoot
>everything and anything motivating your photographer eyes!
>
>Save yer money and forget a flash of any kind and use the money for
>a very fine bottle of single malt scotch! :-) Make you feel much
>better than watching a multi dollar flash destroy the picture moment
>.... AS YOU SEE IT! Not when a flash goes off and immediately
>destroys what's motivating you in the first place. The NATURAL LIGHT
>ON THE SUBJECT!
>
>You are using one of the world's classic cameras for available light
>in this fashion ... "If you can see it, (your subject} You can shoot
>it! :-) If it looks cool and your gut is telling you... "SHOOT IT,
>SHOOT IT!" Do it! You don't need a damn useless light/image
>destroying flash!
>
>A flash is a completely out moded fashion of destroying the light on
>your subject that is motivating you in seeing the subject to shoot
>it! The flash will only do one thing consistently.... "destroy the
>existing light on the subject motivating you in the first place!"
>
>And make your photos just like every other happy snapping snapshot
>without mood, gut feeling and a beautiful image.
>
>So there you go me old son... FORGET THE FLASH! :-)
>
>you're welcome, glad I could be of assistance! ;-) ;-)
>cheers,
>
>Dr. ted  ;-)
>
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