Quick survey: Tripod or Flash?

Just a quick survey: Which do you use more often, flash or

tripod?

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Yes, I know they have different applications. I'm not looking for

comparisons between apples and oranges. I'm just curious

which is a more useful accessory in the opinions of the regulars

in this forum. If you could only carry one, which would it be?

Assuming you are meaning for the uses to which I normally put the

Leica M to, then flash over the tripod. However, as a general rule,

I believe a good tripod is the most under-rated photographic

accessory available -- for any camera.

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Cheers,

table top tripod, used as shoulder pod when needed.

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Chad

Tripod....but flash is cool too. I havn't used a flash in a

while...maybe it's time. But natural light cant be beat at it's best.

Why tripods of course! I carry a tripod each car......tripods is the

answer it all things! ; all problems in life! Kelly

Tripods in any case. Either my big Manfrotto or my Leica tabletop.

Even if out on my bike sometimes both. If it's too dark, faster film.

I wouldn't use a flash even if you gave me one for free.

Tripod but lately I find the monopod with slightly faster film will

do just as well.

This post intrigued me. I can't figure out these strange items you

speak of. Flash? Tripod? What are these things used for?

What's a flash ;-) I bought a Metz 32 MZ4 new about 4 years ago. I

have not used it once. My tripod however sees a lot of use.

Tripod. Carry one in car. Carry very light one when traveling. Almost

never use flash.

I recently bought an SF20, which I have now used on one shoot, with

relative success. Prior to that, my 283 and an SB-16 were just too

big and cumbersome. My revulsion to flash pictures has been turned

around by Dave Harvey's adroit mixing of long shutter speeds and

flash. Nowif I could only get my pics to look like that...

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I have tripods, but I seem to use them only for lens tests and the

occasional portrait. The things I like to shoot just don't sit still

long enough.

Usually, neither. Avoiding flash & cumbersome tripods (not that

there's anything wrong w/them!) was the main reason I got into RF

photography. But in a pinch I will use a tabletop tripod, monopod, or

regular tripod (in that order of preference). I have never used a

flash w/my M2, M3, or any other vintage RFs.

I've used both on occasion with my M6, but much more often tripod than

flash.

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Joe

Flash - rarely.

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The M's haven't been on a tripod once in the year I've been using them

- but the M4 with it's self-timer may change that.

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The 400 on the SL gets monopod support - sometimes.

I use flash all the time - in the studio. ;-) But I've only used my

SF-20 a couple of times. Outdoors, I seldom use a tripod with the

Leica, but will if the circumstances warrant doing so.

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M6TTL w/ 35mm 'Cron and studio strobes on Ilford Delta 100, scanned

from 8x10 print.

I have used my SF20 more with my XPan than with the Leica. Maybe it

is because of the slow lenses (F/4).

But I still use tabletop or normal tripod much more than the flash.

I'd guess 95/5.