compact powerful flash for bessa?

[dan denmark]

i am looking for a powerful but small body flash that will sync with my Bessa bodies...R4M, T and R3A. R3A mainly. any suggestions would be appreciated.

thankyou.

dd

 

[John Noble]

How powerful? How small? Which gets priority? Tell us what you'd like to do with a flash.

I have an Olympus S-20 that's almost exactly the size of a pack of cigarettes, but it's only rated at GN20 (meters/100 ISO) or GN14 with the wide diffuser. It has worked well the few times I've used it with my CL.

 

[dan denmark]

looking at the Nikon SB-27 and the Nikon SB-400. both suit the scale and shape of the Bessa bodies. i am shooting most with the 21mm lens on the R3A so i am looking to a flash for that coverage. the range of lighting is maybe 6-10 metres.

thnaks for your advice. i will look out the S-20 Canon unit.

dd

 

[tbm]

I'd recommend Metz's powerful 44 MZ-2. I use it with my R3A in automatic mode and get wonderful flash images. All I have to do is set the shutter speed on the R3A to 1/125th of a second and set the flash aperture and my lens's aperture to identical numbers and I'm ready to capture images!

 

[dan denmark]

hello, thank you. i've used the 44 MZ2 and it is very good. i have already the Nikon SB-28 and it is essentially the same scale. the SB27 is low and flat. the SB400 is not manual so it is restricting in its application and versatility. i am not living in a large city and when i am next going i will do some shopping in the professional shops i think. thanks

dd