SB-30 Flash on Leica M6 Classic

[felix_erazo]

Have any one of you used the Nikon SB-30 Flash on a Leica M6 Classic?

This Flash is very compact and looks very simple to use. It even looks

like a manual flash in comparison to the SB-28 or 25. Plus this SB-30

is very inexpensive.

Your thoughts.

Thanks

FElix

[hyatt_lee]

Felix, I don't have the answer to your question but I think you should ask again in the Leica photography forum, at least there people can tell you what they use on their cameras.

[rodeo_joe1]

Have any one of you used the Nikon SB-30 Flash on a Leica M6 Classic?

No. Never even owned an SB-30.

 

Now, do I win this week's prize for resurrection of the oldest and most irrelevant thread?

[Richard Williams]

Just in case Felix has been checking this thread hopefully for the last 17 years, I imagine it would be fine. The M6 Classic doesn't have any dedicated flash contacts to interfere with, and the SB-30 has manual and non-TTL auto modes that will work (as well as a TTL mode that won't).

[John Seaman]

I've got two SB30's. Very useful and versatile little things. No M6 Classic though.

[FPapp]

It should work fine in non-TTL auto mode. I use my SB-30 on my Nikon F and F2 with no issues.

[jon_porter]

The SB-30 is my all-time favorite flash. It's small and light, fairly powerful, and works in Auto or Manual on any camera. It will even work in TTL mode on late-model Nikon film cameras or early digitals. It has four Auto settings and three Manual power level settings. You didn't say what you plan to shoot with the flash, but I mainly use the SB-30 for fill flash. It adds very little weight to my camera, which is appreciated if, for example, I'm going to be walking around a car show for hours. And the SB-30's single battery provides a surprising number of full-power flashes. For indoor shooting, such as a party or wedding reception, I'm more inclined to use a TTL unit to better balance the flash with the ambient light.