HSS flash with M7

[michael_stern]

At the risk of getting murdered (again) for posting a pet picture, I thought I'd put up this picture of My Darling Clementine because it was something I couldn't do with a pre-M7 RF Leica. It was taken on 400 ASA negative film at 1/1000 sec, F:1.4 with HSS flash. Without the HSS, I could never have had the thin plane of focus, nice backlight, dark-face detail, and eye highlights as well. This would work on a beautiful model as well as my dog!

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[michael_stern]

Oops, that version was jpeg-blocky. Maybe this one is better...

 

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[olivier_reichenbach]

Hi Michael, just curious: what HSS flash did you use for the (real nice) picture of your dog? The

only one heard of (mostly from Leica) is the Metz 54 with adaptor foot for the M7. Awfully

expensive, the two items.

[michael_stern]

As I understand it, the Metz 54 is currently the ONLY flash that will

allow you to use the M7's High Speed Synch and Rear Curtain Synch

(and also strobe) features. Yes, it is expensive ... but I managed to

justify it because I needed a good TTL flash for my Canon outfit, so

I also bought the Canon module.

 

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Also, for what it's worth, maybe I'm just slow but the fact that you

have to manually adjust the aperture and the flash output to use HSS

makes this a feature to use only for still lifes or people that don't

move!