Leica Q flash compatible

[Billdad]

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Can anyone advise on flashes  compatible with the Q, I am advised any Panasonic/Olympus will work. The Olympus FL36 looks nice ?

[MikeTaylor]

Hi. I went with Fuji EF-X20. Having tried Canon and Metz (which were very flakey). The Fuji usually works. But in manual only. No TTL.

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[jmschuh]

vor 14 Stunden schrieb Billdad:

Can anyone advise on flashes  compatible with the Q, I am advised any Panasonic/Olympus will work. The Olympus FL36 looks nice ?

Only the Leica flashes SF 26, SF 40, SF 60 and SF 64  are fully compatible with the Leica Q (TTL). The flashes of other manufacturers can only be used in manual mode.

The flashes for the PanaLeicas have a different flash protocol and do not work either.

[antigallican]

Flashes good for a Nikon will work manual - I use a couple of Nissins. If you want a small but relatively powerful ‘works in all circumstances’ solution the Leica SF40 is the one. I use it to fire the Nissins as slaves off camera. But my god the Leica flashes are expensive...

[Billdad]

Many thanks, looks identical to the nissin I40 ?

[marchyman]

Nissin I40 + Leica TTL(and red dot) = Leica SF40

 

Or so I've read on the internet.

[antigallican]

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27 minutes ago, Billdad said:

Many thanks, looks identical to the nissin I40 ?

I think it is, but with Leica software. You can’t just swap them though, because of the proprietary nature of the software. The nissin équivalent would only work if it’s a Nikon type and even then only on manual settings. The way my Leica sf40 ‘communicates’ with my Nissins is just plain old flash firing

 

Edited November 5, 2018 by antigallican