OK so nothing technical to say, but I do like the light compactness. I will experiment with some flash photography, try to get me a scanner, and post some pics, maybe "SF-20 Flash Adventures"? *grin* Maybe it'll change some views on flash photography and the M, and then again maybe I'll scare some away.

PS: don't be stealing my grin lol.

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), May 03, 2002

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James: Let me get this straight: 35 f1.4; 50 f1; 75 f1.4 AND now an SF20 flash??? You shooting black cats in coal bins with pan-X or what?

:-))))))),

-- J Flesher (jbflesher@msn.com), May 03, 2002.

Hehehe, no 50 f/1 (yet anyway), I was at a restaurant with some friends, 35 lux, 100 speed film, and looking at about 1/8 or a little under shutter speed. My rolls last me longer than most here probably, so I see various scenes on 1 roll, hence my need for a flash. 200 speed seems a nice alternative though for an all-around film.

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), May 03, 2002.

Prepare yourself, James. Once you start using the SF-20, you'll immediately want to move it off the hot shoe, and then you'll be looking for a folding flash bracket and an extension sync cord. Everything goes downhill from there. You'll end up looking like a wedding photographer, and be arrested by the Leica Fashion Police! (lol)

-- Ralph Barker (rbarker@pacbell.net), May 03, 2002.

How about those press photography flash handles??? Those are so kewl! Lots of photog cachet.

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), May 03, 2002.

How about those press photography flash handles??? Those are so kewl! Lots of photog cachet.

or better yet a CTOOM!

Cheers,

-- J Flesher (jbflesher@msn.com), May 03, 2002.

Good move! As opposed to the purest POV, there are occassions when flash is a necessary evil. Like when the overhead lighting in a darker room would make the subjects' eye sockets look like those of a cadaver. Or when the subject is moving. And all the added crap everyone mentioned is not necessary. Just add a little soft box to round out the light burst.

-- Marc Williams (mwilliams111313MI@comcast.net), May 04, 2002.