peterv Posted October 26, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 26, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi everyone, I'm wondering if the new D Lux has the connection pins on the hot shoe like other Leica (and Nikon) cameras? Or is the proprietary Panasonic version maintained in the D lux version of the LX100? Would the small flash which is included with the D Lux work on other Leica cameras, too? I'm asking because I'd like to be able to use my SF24d on the new D Lux and maybe the small D Lux flash as a small eye-light on my S2. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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C Lei Lux Posted October 27, 2014 Share #2 Posted October 27, 2014 Hi everyone, I'm wondering if the new D Lux has the connection pins on the hot shoe like other Leica (and Nikon) cameras? Or is the proprietary Panasonic version maintained in the D lux version of the LX100? Would the small flash which is included with the D Lux work on other Leica cameras, too? I'm asking because I'd like to be able to use my SF24d on the new D Lux and maybe the small D Lux flash as a small eye-light on my S2. Thanks in advance. Du kannst es mit Deiner neuen D-Lux* testen. (Auslieferung November 2014) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterv Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted October 27, 2014 Thanks, yes I know I can see for myself when it arrives, the point of my question is that I'd like to know now as it is another factor to weigh into the LX100 vs D Lux discussion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ww@lt Posted October 27, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 27, 2014 LX100/DLux = same camera --> same hot shoe --> same flash unit Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Thompson Posted October 27, 2014 Share #5 Posted October 27, 2014 If it's the same as the Panny an Oly flash should work well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterv Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted October 27, 2014 Thanks guys, in a way it's a bit strange that a 'Leica' camera should have non-Leica connection pins on the hot shoe, but I could live with that. Thanks again, Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayewing Posted October 28, 2014 Share #7 Posted October 28, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Some flashes are described as Panasonic/Olympus/Leica compatible. I suspect that the Leica compatibility only applies to the Panasonic made Leicas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted October 28, 2014 Share #8 Posted October 28, 2014 Would the small flash which is included with the D Lux work on other Leica cameras, too? I'm asking because I'd like to be able to use my SF24d on the new D Lux and maybe the small D Lux flash as a small eye-light on my S2. Hi, here are the top views of the LX100 and the S2. The S2 has three pins, the LX100 has four and placed differently so my guess is that they are not reciprocally compatible but you'd better ask directly Leica. Cheers, Bruno Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/236130-hot-shoe-leica-d-lux-typ-109/?do=findComment&comment=2696496'>More sharing options...
peterv Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted October 28, 2014 Thanks for taking the trouble to post these, Bruno. Yes, the Panny pins are positioned differenly, and of course the electronic flash protocol is different too. No luck, I guess it would be too much to ask for Leica to change the hot shoe during the fabrication of the D Lux. The more I think about it, the more obvious it becomes that such a procedure would be to costly. Thanks again, everyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted October 29, 2014 Share #10 Posted October 29, 2014 You're welcome, Peter. Helping each other is one of the reasons for any decent forum to exist. And yes, I agree with you and to a further extent I'd dare to say that if Leica changed a bit the rebadged Pannies to make them coherent with the rest of their line it would be a benefit for us all. You could ubiquitously use your flash and I and some others would be more than happy to shoot DNG instead of RW2. But as you cleverly remarked, doing so wouldn't be economically convenient for Leica as they should essentially make a different camera out of an already existing one which grants profits for almost zero effort. Cheers, bruno 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted October 29, 2014 Share #11 Posted October 29, 2014 Thank you Bruno. However for me as an Olympus m4/3 user, I shall be quite happy to use my Oly flash guns with my type 109 when it comes! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterv Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted October 29, 2014 Right, in the end, it's not such a big deal. µ4:3 users can use their existing flashes probably with full functionality and I guess the SF24D would still work in A-mode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peko61 Posted February 4, 2015 Share #13 Posted February 4, 2015 Hi everybody.. I have METZ 24AF-1 flash. I was using it on LUMIX LX7 without any problem. But this flash even introducing m4/3 oly+pana+leica model but not working properly on DLUX TYPE 109. I have checked LX7 Hotshoe is 3 pins but TYPE 109 is 4 pins like LX100 I think so either TYPE109 or LX100 is totally different system then previous models and need to wait before to buy an external flash Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhaimoff Posted February 5, 2015 Share #14 Posted February 5, 2015 Hi everybody.. I have METZ 24AF-1 flash. I was using it on LUMIX LX7 without any problem. But this flash even introducing m4/3 oly+pana+leica model but not working properly on DLUX TYPE 109. I have checked LX7 Hotshoe is 3 pins but TYPE 109 is 4 pins like LX100 I think so either TYPE109 or LX100 is totally different system then previous models and need to wait before to buy an external flash It probably has to do with the fact that the supplied flash is powered by the camera and not by internal batteries. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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