Advice Sought Leica Flash

[Thea]

Hi.
I have an M6 TTL but no flash, and find that in some situations a flash would be useful. I know the sf 20 is the leica flash for this camera, but wondered if there are any other flashes that work with Leica's? If so, what are (in your opinion) your preferences and possibly a price guide for used?

Thanks in advance

 

[Stu W]

I think I remember reading somewhere on the forum at some time that the R8 and the M6 ttl both accept the same flashes. I also seem to remember that a flash with a low voltage trigger is necessary. Stu

 

[Michiel Fokkema]

Hi,

the leica flashes are just to simple to be of any use.
You really like to have a swivel head for bounced flash.
I use Metz flashes. with the right adapter they will work on virtual any camera.
i use mine on Leica's as well as on canon's

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

 

[Never Satisfied]

The Nikon SB20, it will also bring up the flash ready light. Cheers Andrew.

 

[Stu W]

Andrew, I believe that the Nikon off the camera extension cable will also work on the ttl? Stu

 

[Thea]

Thanks for the advice, I figured that it would be a bit of a pain if you could only used Leica flashes with Leicas.

 

[Monz]

Hi Thea,
I have a M6 (non-TTL) and have used a Vivitar 285 zoom thyristor flashgun. These guns are cheap but powerful and give a reasonable amount of control.
--
Monz

 

[alexz]

Just about any thyristor auto flashes will do (not the high-voltage antique units).
I used my Sunpack 383 Super - produces beautifully exposed negatives at the important family events. This Sunpack or similar (Vivitar 285, fo instance), are inexpensive, reliable units that offer very practical an necessary features like head bounce and swivel and their own auto-thyristo circuitry is robust enough to produce excellent flash exposures (in most cases not worse then by super-technological Canon/Nikon flash metering systems).