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Yes, when used with M-TTL I do find it consistent, and the results are on a level with a bounce flash. One cannot use the auto-setting, as the flash sensor gets the full blast of reflected light. But it is low power, which means that if one uses it for real flash photography it soon runs out of light and has quite some falloff in the distance.

It helps a lot though, to underexpose both camera and flash by 2/3rds of a stop and rely on the shadow recovery of the M8. That gains 1.1/2 stops in guide number.

For fill-in flash I find this combination excellent. It has no hot sync input. You'd have to use it as the master unit and have light-triggered slaves.

Good information. I routinely dial down my flashes anyway. I would have to find a way around the light trigger flashes, since weddings are full of people popping flashes left and right. I do have one of the wein safe syncs, but I would that effect the accuracy of the flash?

Thanks

Karen

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Afaik Wein Safesync does not accomodat M-TTL Come to think of it; the preflash of MTTL would probably trigger optical slaves prematurely.

 

Is there a way to avoid the pre flash. ?

It's something I would never use.

It also leaves me in the same dilemma regarding the ability to trigger the slave lights.

The lack of a $2 pc sync, and the non existence of a decent flash option are more than just a little problematic to many of us who work professionally with the camera. It severely limits the scope of what I can use the camera for. It's quite ludicrous and frustrating. I would be very interested to know how Leica can justify this.

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Karen--

To avoid the pre-flash, just don't set the M8-compatible flash to its MTTL mode; use it in standard (old-fashioned) Auto.

 

Or don't use an M8-compatible flash.

 

You're right, it's peculiar that the M8 doesn't have a PC socket. But remember Mark's Anatomy of the M8 thread--from what I see, there's no place to put it because there's a circuit board right where we expect the flash outlet.

 

Just an explanation; it doesn't make up for the connection's absence. :(

 

--HC

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