rollsman4 Posted May 16, 2008 Share #1 Posted May 16, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just purchased a Leica Digilux 2 Camera. I want to use a external flash on the hot shoe and on a bracket using a pc cord to the camera. I have a Nikon SB24 flash and using it on manual and the camera on manual. Any help is appreciated, thank you, rollsman my email is : rollsman4@yahoo.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 16, 2008 Posted May 16, 2008 Hi rollsman4, Take a look here Digilux 2 External Flash ?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wparsonsgisnet Posted May 16, 2008 Share #2 Posted May 16, 2008 Rollsman, If you go to Photo Strobe Trigger Voltages you will see that your flash dumps 3.8 to 5.4 v into the hot shoe during use. This should be ok for the D2. I believe it can take up to 6v without becoming scrambled eggs. For off-camera use you will need an adapter, and I recommend you get a Wein HSHS adapter. In addition to sitting in the hot shot and providing another hot shoe for your use, it has 2 functions. It prevents more than 6v from reaching the camera's hot shoe, thereby preventing the creation of scrambled eggs from your camera. It also has a pc-adapter. You can use this to attach an off-camera cord between the flash and the HSHS adapter. I always carry HSHS shoes with me, just in case I need to use some alien flash -- or studio strobes of uncertain output -- and to provide the pc-connection. I have used external flash with my D2. I suggest you set the flash to Automatic and the D2 to 1/250 (max for external flash) and the aperture to that recommended by the flash setup. Works like a charm. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollsman4 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted May 16, 2008 Bill Thank you for all that info. I will check into it asap. I feel better already. I just hope the D2 is worthy of its reputation, Thanks, rollsman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenper Posted May 16, 2008 Share #4 Posted May 16, 2008 Some years ago, I e-mailed Leica with the same question, and got the following answer: "Dear Mr. Öfverbeck, Thank you for your e-mail. It is possible to use external flashes but with a trigger voltage of no more than 14V. Yours Sincerely, Corrina Stahl Leica Camera AG Oskar-Barnack-Str. 11 35606 Solms Tel: +49-6442-208-162 Fax: +49-6442-208-360 e-Mail: corrina.stahl@leica-camera.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "nobody" <nobody@leica-camera.com> To: <nofi@leica-camera.dk> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 8:31 PM Subject: bedienung > Titel/Title: Mr. > Name: Öfverbeck , Per ...... > Kontakt/Contact by : email > Geschlecht/Gender: male > > Anfrage wegen / Inquiry about: > > *** bedienung *** > > I would like to use a couple of manual electronic flash units in the hot shoe of my Digilux 2, but I am a bit worried about the risk of damaging the camera electronics with the trigger voltage of the flash. > However, the instruction manual, page 144, states that \"The ISO flash shoe of the LEICA DIGILUX 2 also allows the use of more powerful, external flash units\" (then stating *preferrably* SCA-3002 standard units, and specifically recommending the SF 24 D). Nowhere in the manual is any warning about possible damage. > Does this mean that it is safe to use any external flash unit on the D2? As far as I can measure, the highest trigger voltage of my flash units is about 14 V." So 14 V may be considered an official answer; on other sites I´ve seen voltages as high as 250 V cited as "safe". Personally, I´m not going to try anything above 14 V after receiving that answer. The fact that the limit given was exactly what I wrote was the highest voltage in my own arsenal just *might* be construed as an indication that the true limit is indeed far higher, but they didn´t want the exact value known.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted May 16, 2008 Share #5 Posted May 16, 2008 Rollsman, I used the D2, exclusively, for 3 years until my M8 arrived. It is a superb camera, produces wonderful images, and is QUIET. I miss both the quiet part and the zoom lens. Mine is just back from getting a sensor replacement and I will pick it up tomorrow. In terms of quality of image, I have a 13x15 inch print that comes from about 1/10 of the capture. On a sensor of 6.6 x 8.8 mm, that less than 1x1 mm worth of pixels. that print is a little "grainy", but viewed from 3 feet, it looks perfectly good. the color saturation and contrast are just fine. You're going to love this camera. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollsman4 Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted May 17, 2008 Thank you Bill. I ckecked the Nikon SB24/26 and the voltage is safe to use on the Digilux 2. Thanks so much. rollsman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.