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Is this the best flash I can get for M10-R? I have SF 64 that I use with my SL/SL2, but it's too bulky for M.

Also, will 24D work on SL2 and do I still need SF 64 if I purchase 24D? I  use flash rarely, twice a year, and I'd prefer to have one for both systems if possible. Also preferably the smaller one.

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I have the SF-24D and it works well on my m240, but I rarely use direct flash.  I have tried many different methods to bounce the output from the 24D with varying success.  None totally satisfactory.  If you are happy with the results from direct flash, I think the 24D is a good choice.  It is a rebadged Metz flash and has the auto-thyrister mode the rebadged Nissin models lack.  Auto-thyrister will produce a correct flash exposure when Leica TTL fails to do so.  When I use my SF-58 I will add the Leica grip to improve handling.  I also have the SF-40 (Nissin) flash and I can predict when TTL won't work and shift to manual as necessary.

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Is it the best flash? I think not as its been around since the M8. I would assume that one of the more recent Leica flashes would be better.

I have the SF-24D that I bought used. They are fairly common and cheap. It works fine on all of my digital M cameras (from M8 to M10-R). However, it doesn't offer a lot of options in terms of exposure modes or exposure compensation. A cheap hack to use it off camera is to use the Nikon SC-17 cord because the all of the contacts work to enable TTL and auto functions with your camera. The SC-17 has been around for twenty-five years and can be found cheap on ebay.

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On 12/1/2021 at 2:49 AM, 84bravo said:

Is it the best flash? I think not as its been around since the M8. I would assume that one of the more recent Leica flashes would be better.

I have the SF-24D that I bought used. They are fairly common and cheap. It works fine on all of my digital M cameras (from M8 to M10-R). However, it doesn't offer a lot of options in terms of exposure modes or exposure compensation. A cheap hack to use it off camera is to use the Nikon SC-17 cord because the all of the contacts work to enable TTL and auto functions with your camera. The SC-17 has been around for twenty-five years and can be found cheap on ebay.

Actually they are crazily expensive with prices two years later  between 275 and 450 $ used. A SF40D gives far better results, is tiltable, has a zoom reflector and a good diffuser universal batteries, still compact and comes at a similar price. ( still too expensive, but hey!, it has a red dot… ) 

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I’ve always hated on camera flash. Having an expensive flash that sits in a drawer is worse than having a cheap one that sits in a drawer….

Only ones I ever used were two Nikon speed lights on small stands with diffusers and a commander on the camera. 

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FWIW pages 92 - 99 in the manual cover flash issues. While it does not say which non-Leica flashes can be used it does list a few specific Leica models that will work. Use non-Leica units at your own risk.

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