jaapv Posted January 9, 2008 Share #1 Posted January 9, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I cannot find one for Leica R. Any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marknorton Posted January 9, 2008 Share #2 Posted January 9, 2008 You might like to look at the Nikon SB-29s - comes with 52, 62 and 72mm mounting rings plus the flash head can be mounted on the front of the control unit; it has TTL metering for Nikon film bodies but manual for everything else - M, M/4, M/32 power levels with left-right switchable/adjustable, modelling light. The "s" is better than the original SB-29 which did not have M/32 and it was difficult to avoid over-exposure in some close-up situations. Works fine, but metering in manual mode will be a matter of trial and error; before Nikon's new close-up flash (SU-800/multiple SB-R200s) came out, exposure bracketing was essential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted January 9, 2008 Share #3 Posted January 9, 2008 I cannot find one for Leica R. Any ideas? According to Brian Bower's book "Leica Reflex Photography" Minolta used to make one at one time for the R5-R7 - I guess you might just find an old s/h one if that is the R camera you have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted January 9, 2008 Share #4 Posted January 9, 2008 PS: If you have an R8/9 and take up Mark's suggestion, you could presumably put the flash to manual and use F mode on the camera? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted January 9, 2008 Thanks:) It is for R9/DMR. Mark, as I will use it in standarized situations that should work. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
santila Posted January 9, 2008 Share #6 Posted January 9, 2008 I have one. It is a dedicated modified Mecablitz for R-series cameras that use the Metz interface. It was made by Schreyer & Angly in Ochsenfurt, Germany and did cost big bucks. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/42229-ring-flash/?do=findComment&comment=447185'>More sharing options...
marknorton Posted January 9, 2008 Share #7 Posted January 9, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I can imagine. The SB-29s costs, say, $300 for a good secondhand example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
santila Posted January 9, 2008 Share #8 Posted January 9, 2008 The SB29 as stated before would work in the manual mode. The Minolta ring flash for some reason was short lived and if I am correct it had some issues. Of course using it with the DMR easly could balance the flash to where it needed. If interested I would part with the Macromat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tummydoc Posted January 9, 2008 Share #9 Posted January 9, 2008 The modified Minolta ringflash was SCA300-series (will work TTL with R5, RE, R6, R6.2 and R7). It will not fit an SCA3000-series module and will not work in TTL on the R8 or R9. That's even if you can find one. Furthermore, TTL flash is unavailable on the DMR, so all you get from the SCA3502 module is information transfer but not TTL metering. The only way to make a TTL flash metering with the DMR is to use the "f" function on the body. In that case, any ringflash is workable, albeit slowly, as the "f"-mode exposure is arrived at in 2 steps. If the ringflash has only one power setting, exposure variance will need to be made with the aperture. The Sunpak ringflashes (discontinued I believe, but nonetheless ubiquitous on the secondhand market) have multiple power settings, and cost far less than Nikon's ring lights (which BTW aren't true ringlights, they use 4 separate flashtubes.) There are also ringlights that are not flashes, which are inexpensive and allow one to preview the result. I've seen them on eBay and at B&H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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