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Leica M9 with external flash issue


mmayer

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Hi guys,

 

I have an issue with using my M9 together with the studio-flash Calument Genesis 200.

 

When using it with the M9 with a hotshoe-adapter then it does flash once on the first shot but won't do so after the first one. If I plug out the cable and plug it back in again it would again fire once...

 

With another camera (Fuji X100S) I don't have that problem with the same setup.

 

Hope you can help I guess this might be a common issue/question and I thought I just might need a remote-sync instead of a cable-one...but not sure.

 

 

Marco

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Perhaps you have a marginal contact or problem in that adapter?

I don't think that this is any problem with your Leica.

I do recommend using a wireless control system. The one I have is from Elinchrom and works flawlessly. There are others of course.

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Sounds irritating. Do you have the shutter speed fixed at 180th? Does the hotshoe work with a flash gun attached? Could it be your PC Sync adapter?

 

I second flash triggers. I have been buying expensive pocket wizards for years that, in use are no better than a cheap set of Calumet Wireless Triggers which I bought when I was caught on the hop one day. They are cheap and work flawlessly and are a fraction of the size of the Pocket Wizards too.

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