Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Mark! I have never done such a thing - F11 and generally what shutter speed?? On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:54 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>wrote: > A compromise may be to find a flash gun which looks like a flash on a speed > graphic that has been converted to strobe. > If you cant find that use a potatoes masher style strobe. > Those are quite quaint and easy to find. And powerful as hell. You'll be > able to shoot f11 20 feet away and nothing will be out of focus. And if you > bounce it off the ceiling and you wont have only one distance point exposed > right. As the whole room gets lit up with out tunnel effect. > > - - from my iRabs. > Mark Rabiner > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > > > > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:50:07 -0700 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Flash for the SWC? > > > > I'm shooting a Titanic costumer event tomorrow. Too late to try to use > > something new of course so I'll be using the M9 and thw SWC without > flash, > > but the idea of using "gas filled flash bulbs" sounds just about perfect > > for a Titanic event! > > > > :-) > > > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:42 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net > >wrote: > > > >> Hi Richard, > >> > >> Trying to recall from the past, X is normally for exectronic flash (zero > >> delay), M is for gas-filled flash bulbs, and V is a puzzle. It could > >> relate to variable delay for wire-filled flash bulbs. > >> > >> Jim Nichols > >> Tullahoma, TN USA > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man" < > >> richard at richardmanphoto.com> > >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > >> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 1:32 AM > >> Subject: [Leica] OT: Flash for the SWC? > >> > >> > >> I am thinking about somehow hooking up a small flash to the SWC for > some > >>> indoor shots. (yes, I know flash is death) what kind of flash would > work? > >>> I > >>> guess I will need to hook it up to the flash sync socket on the lens - > >>> presumably setting the tab at X (for X-sync?) - what do V and M mean > >>> anyway... So many questions :-) > >>> > >>> -- > >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.**com< > http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >>>> > >>> > >>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See > >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman > >>> /listinfo/lug>for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See > >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/ > >> listinfo/lug>for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>