M 240 & Nikon SB-300 AF Speedlight

[esophoria]

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I already own the SF-24D flash and have used it somewhat successfully on my M 240. One glaring omission is the lack of swivel.

 

I had even tried the Nkon SB-400 on it ....and it doesn't work on a Leica. In fact, it works with a limited number of Nikon cameras.

 

Nikon has discontinued that flash and replaced it with the SB-300 AF Speedlight -- it swivels allowing bounce flashing. It also has a low price...since it's not too powerful.

 

I am wondering if anyone know if the M 240 will fire it? I've yet to see the pin configuration of it.

 

Anyone know?

[dante]

The Leica M pinout is the same as Nikon for (a) firing the flash and ( the ready light (which tells the camera to change the WB, set the synch speed, and reset auto ISO to a fixed value if necessary).

 

Whether an i-TTL only flash can be fired by the center pin only is an open question. That said, any flash like the SB-300 that is i-TTL only and lacks manual and automatic (sensor on the flash) modes is pretty much useless on an M camera anyway.

 

What you want is an SB-28, SB-28DX, or SB-80DX. All of these sell for $50-75, all have multiple automatic and fractional power manual modes, and all of them tilt and swivel (the SB-300 has tilt only). The SB-800, 900 and 910 are the i-TTL successors to these.

 

Dante

[Sandokan]

Or get the Metz 54 or 58 with the appropriate adaptor (SCA3502).

[dante]

Or get the Metz 54 or 58 with the appropriate adaptor (SCA3502).

 

A Metz 54 is expensive and kludgy (GNC mode is slow and has no exposure compensation). A Metz 58 is the same as the SF58 (and almost as expensive) and has a fixed module that does not do TTL with an M.

 

Dante