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Originally Posted by lars_bergquist
Get a Nikon shoe-to-shoe 'system cable' SC-19 (or the older SC-17). It has all the contact pins in the right places, so it works with all Leica functions on. Just hold the flash unit in your left hand, pointing it in any direction. It is a bit less convenient but more flexible than a tilting head. The power is sufficient for all normal uses, at least at ISO 320.
A note of warning however: I do not know to what extent Nikon flash functions are compatible with Leica. So I would NOT use the Nikon cable with your Nikon flashgun!
The old man from the Age of Flash Powder
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Lars the cable is just a extension of the hot shoe. It adds nothing. Pinout on both ends of the cable are the same and is the same pinout as on Nikon and Leica hot shoes. It's like plugging in a extension cord to a wall outlet, you can move your tool/light farther away for the outlet then you can with just the cord supplied with the tool/light.
Connecting a flash to the cable is the same as putting it in the hot shoe.
If a flash works in the M8 hot shoe with whatever functions are available it will work the same on the far end of the cable.