- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Just exactly how does the flash work on the Leica? I have read the manual, and I have perused various websites and forums to find a simple explanation of how the flash works on the Leica but I am still unable to understand it.
This is what I think I understand, when the flash is on the Leica, the Leica must be on at least A or S mode, and the shutter speed cannot be faster that 1/125.... is that right..?? Because when I try to set a faster shutter, the flash refuses to go off. So that means I then have to reduce the aperture to compensate for the very very bright flash which is really strange. Incidentally the flash I bought was a cheap one that doesn't allow for different power settings.
I understand a vast majority of Leica photographers are available light photographers but surely there are some who use flash too, how do they control it when they're limited to a shutter speed of 1/125?
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I've never used flash very much, I've always been an available light photographer, even at extreme levels of low light, and I'm quite positive I will remain that way for a long time. I think when I was going through my formative photography period, I saw a lot of flash photography that just looked horrible. That's not to say I can't appreciate a good flash photo when I see it.
But I have been appreciating a certain 'look' and the last set of photographs I saw that made me decide to try flash was James D Kelly's NYE party photos. I don't really know how to describe what it is, I know I've seen this 'look' from other photographers before. There is something about the 60s that I seem to feel from the look, for whatever it's worth. Here they are:
James D. Kelly » Life in Black & White – NYE
The photos on the link above are fine but other photos on his website are NSFW due to tasteful artistic/fashion/studio nude photos. So by all means click on the link to see the NYE party photos but be aware of the content of the other links on his site.
This is what I think I understand, when the flash is on the Leica, the Leica must be on at least A or S mode, and the shutter speed cannot be faster that 1/125.... is that right..?? Because when I try to set a faster shutter, the flash refuses to go off. So that means I then have to reduce the aperture to compensate for the very very bright flash which is really strange. Incidentally the flash I bought was a cheap one that doesn't allow for different power settings.
I understand a vast majority of Leica photographers are available light photographers but surely there are some who use flash too, how do they control it when they're limited to a shutter speed of 1/125?
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I've never used flash very much, I've always been an available light photographer, even at extreme levels of low light, and I'm quite positive I will remain that way for a long time. I think when I was going through my formative photography period, I saw a lot of flash photography that just looked horrible. That's not to say I can't appreciate a good flash photo when I see it.
But I have been appreciating a certain 'look' and the last set of photographs I saw that made me decide to try flash was James D Kelly's NYE party photos. I don't really know how to describe what it is, I know I've seen this 'look' from other photographers before. There is something about the 60s that I seem to feel from the look, for whatever it's worth. Here they are:
James D. Kelly » Life in Black & White – NYE
The photos on the link above are fine but other photos on his website are NSFW due to tasteful artistic/fashion/studio nude photos. So by all means click on the link to see the NYE party photos but be aware of the content of the other links on his site.