M6 50th of a second flash sync. speed

[james_kuhn]

Greetings to all;

 

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I am somewhat embarrassed to ask this question, but here goes. Will the M6 take an image at the 1/50 of second flash sync mark without a flash being used? I can�t imagine it making any difference to the shutter mechanism whether it operates at 1/60-second or 1/50, it still should produce an image, shouldn�t it? I can�t remember if I�ve inadvertently ever taken a shot at that intermediate position.

 

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Regards,

 

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J.

[joe_buechler]

The M6 has no way of knowing whether you're using a flash or not. 1/50

works just the same as any other shutter speed.

 

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Jie

[joe_buechler]

Speaking of being embarrassed, I can't even spell my own name.

[alec1]

That's OK. We just thought you were using an alias!

[andy_piper2]

It not only works, but:

 

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1) it's usually the quietest speed - the slower speeds start to have

some 'clockwork' noise, and the faster speeds just seem to have more

'snap'.

 

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2) It's a great way to 'cheat in' about a half-stop of exposure - if

(e.g.) your meter calls for 1/60 @ f/1.8 or 1/30 @ f/2.5, you can use

1/50 at f/2.0 and get the full use of your Summicron's aperture while

still being within a tiny fraction of a stop (1/45 vs. 1/50). For that

matter even if the meter actually calls for 1/30 @ f/2, I often shoot a

frame at 1/50 as well, for just that little bit of extra 'shake'

insurance.

[roger_michel4]

andy -- i know exactly what you mean. one of the reasons the iiig is

my overall favorite leica body is that it has so many choices in the

slow-but-still-handholdable range; to wit, 30, 40, 50 and 60. i use

the camera extensively for low lite work with a 50mm summilux (the

current lens in LTM form) and find that these options are very useful

indeed. i also make frequent use of the 1/50th on my m cameras.