What flash do you use?

[cosmonaut]

I am thinking of picking up a flash for my M6. Give me some ideas of what I should get, what do you use and are you happy?

 

[Papercut]

I have a LumoPro 160 coming from Midwest Photo Exchange. Never used a non-integrated flash before, but the flexibility (four different ways to sync) of the LP160, along with its reasonable price did it for me.

http://www.mpex.com/browse.cfm/4,14648.html

I'll probably end out using it more with my TLR than my Leicas -- flash sync up to 1/500th of a second is nice. (Praise be to leaf shutters!) But it may see duty on the Zeiss Ikon too (flash sync at 125th). I figured it was time to expand my horizons by trying something completely new.

 

[newsgrunt]

Vivitar 2800 for the MP, Mamiya 6 and Alpenhause 110b

 

[John Lawrence]

I use a Leica SF-20 and a Nikon SC-28 TTL cord (to take it off camera) in conjunction with my M6 TTL.

John

 

[Krosya]

While I dont like to use flash much, the one I have for RF is a Konica flash that came with a Hexar RF kit, so have used it at times.

 

[SteveM]

Also recommend the Vivitar 2800. Bounce is very useful and it's a nice compact unit. On larger cameras I prefer the Vivitar 283 for its higher power (it will light up a room) and more aperture choices, but it is unwieldy on a Leica. These flashes are all quite inexpensive.

Steve

 

[lxmike]

A little rollei 35 flash and a contax tla 140

 

[jcrutcher]

A little rollei 35 flash and a contax tla 140

Which model of Rollei flash? I just bought a E15b, not sure if it works on a Leica non-t/l

 

[Phil_F_NM]

My carry everywhere flash is a Nikon SB27. If i want better bounce and more power then the SB26 comes out. But my favorites are the Leica CEYOO flash or my Graflite flashgun. Nothing reasonably portable lights up quite like a #5 flashbulb. In the CEYOO i use M3 bulbs and they provide a great amount of power for such a small flash.

Phil Forrest

 

[lxmike]

its a Rollei XL100

 

[adietrich]

LumoPro 160, off camera, fired with PocketWizards. The only thing I don't like is the "Tele Tubby" look I get with the PW on my camera.

 

[Mablo]

With my rangefinder cameras and other smaller cameras I use a smallish Nikon SB-22s. It's powerful enough and its head swivels up and down. I use it with a Thyristor-Auto mode.

 

[BobPS]

Same as Mablo, for my M6 I use nikon SB22 with a canon off shoe cord.
Bob