Lawly Posted January 23, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 23, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just bought a Pentax AF201FG flash for my Ricoh GR iii and wondering if it will work on my Q2. Looking at Greg Williams and the Q2 on YouTube i see he used the Fujifilm EF-X20 flash so the Q2 must inter operate with more than just Leica flash guns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kirkmc Posted January 23, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 23, 2022 Other flashes will work, but not in TTL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted January 23, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 23, 2022 I went with Leica's SF-40 flash unit. It is obnoxiously overpriced, but I wanted TTL control and just wanted to simplify using flash. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkmc Posted January 24, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 24, 2022 11 hours ago, Herr Barnack said: I went with Leica's SF-40 flash unit. It is obnoxiously overpriced, but I wanted TTL control and just wanted to simplify using flash. Same here. Manual flash is only useful if you're in a studio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchyman Posted January 24, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 24, 2022 10 hours ago, kirkmc said: Manual flash is only useful if you're in a studio. I disagree. I enter a room, set my Q to manual mode typically about f/4 at 1/160 sec and ISO 400 or 800. A couple of test shots bouncing the flash off the ceiling lets me dial in a power lever. That works well enough for the reportage style photos I take. I agree it would not work for portraiture or fine art. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTRA Posted January 5, 2023 Share #6 Posted January 5, 2023 Hi Marchyman. If II do so (Leica Q2, manual mode with manual nonTTL-flash) it works well indeed, but do you know a way to avoid a far too dark viewfinder? A way to turn off the exposure-preview-mode or something? If using flash I like to have a low ISO but with a dark viewfinder I hardly can find my subject. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchyman Posted January 5, 2023 Share #7 Posted January 5, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Turn off exposure preview for manual mode. On my Q the menu item "Exposure Preview" is set to P-A-S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrell Gallery Posted January 6, 2023 Share #8 Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/24/2022 at 4:49 AM, kirkmc said: Same here. Manual flash is only useful if you're in a studio. All I've used has been manual flash; it makes no difference whether it's in studio or used as outdoor fill. Having control is cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrell Gallery Posted January 6, 2023 Share #9 Posted January 6, 2023 I have Godox AD 200 systems and Westcott FJ 200 used off camera. The Westcott transmitter needs to be set to ON for sync x with the Leica. Off for Fuji. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTRA Posted January 6, 2023 Share #10 Posted January 6, 2023 thanks Marchyman, that's indeed the solution! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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