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I have an SF24 D flash for my M9; but I was curious if anyone has any thoughts about whether the SF 58 is that much better.
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So the SF24 would be a good choice for fill? And will the older SF20 also work well for fill?...it depends on what you are looking for. Personally I think it too unwieldy for daily use on my M9. But then, on an M camera, I would only use flash for fill flash or family shots.
I thought one had to be careful about voltage so as to avoid frying one's camera.Any quality flash will work well on a Leica.
I still have much to learn about this camera. Is it the camera or the flash that is set to auto?The M8 will still control the exposure if set to auto, but I typically use it on manual.
Small, cheap, and can bounce. Looks like a winner. I read the manual for the M8 but it baffles me. Which camera setting would I use for fill flash?I understand Metz makes a digital flash unit with bounce that is quite small yet has good power. No experience with it however.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/483159-REG/Metz_MZ_20220_mecablitz_20_C2_Auto_Flash.html#features
Yes, the SF58 is better and more powerful. I tried one on a M9 and sent it back immediately ... it was way to big for a M camera IMO.I have an SF24 D flash for my M9; but I was curious if anyone has any thoughts about whether the SF 58 is that much better.
Thanks a lot for that info! The same behaviour is with Panasonic GH1 + TTL flash - when manual lenses are attached. But Panasonic GF1 work OK witch such scenario. It means a BUG in firmware.I have the Leica 24D flash, and it only works on TTL if you have the Menu set to auto dectect lens, even if the lens is uncoded. Otherwise it WAY over exposes the picture to the point of WHITE out. It is really odd, both my M8 and M9 have this problem. Seems like firmware or I am doing somthing really dumb and don't know it. I tried every setting I know on the flash unit, but it always seems to come back to setting the menu to auto detect lens, then it just works.
But it won't help - if lens detection is OFF, right?The off camera flash cord for Nikon uses the same pin layout as Leica, so you can buy a Nikon flash extension cord and turn your little Lieca 20 or 24D flash into a off camera hand held, or in TTL mode a ceiling bounce unit.