Hi, does anyone know if a Contax g2 would do ttl flash with a leica sf20 flash used with a Nikon sc-17 cable. Would it work with the Contax flash TLA200 and the Nikon cable?

-- Jose Luis Gamboa (jo_gamboa@yahoo.com), May 28, 2002

Answers

Jose,

No. The problem is not the cable, but the flash. You will need a TLA flash or a Metz with the Contax SCA adapter.

-- Lucien (Lucien_vd@yahoo.fr), May 28, 2002.

> Would it work with the Contax flash TLA200 and the Nikon cable?

Yes.

-- Lucien (Lucien_vd@yahoo.fr), May 28, 2002.

All I know is that the SC-17 works on a G2 with a TLA 200.

-- Olivier (olreiche@videotron.ca), May 28, 2002.

Only thing is the TLA200 will not let you dial in exposure compensation directly like the SF20 can - you have to do it by a roundabout way on the G2 itself. Not one of the better implementations of TTL flash on the G2 IMO :-)

-- Gregory Goh (GregoryGoh@hotmail.com), May 28, 2002.

Thanks for all your help. Just to make sure would the SC-17 works on a G2 with a TLA 200 on ttl, as it would if the flash was placed on the camera. How can I vary the flash output and still do ttl, as for fill flash. Thanks again.

-- Jose Luis Gamboa (jo_gamboa@yahoo.com), May 28, 2002.

Just to make sure would the SC-17 works on a G2 with a TLA 200 on ttl, as it would if the flash was placed on the camera. How can I vary the flash output and still do ttl, as for fill flash.

The procedure for using TTL flash creatively is in your Contax G2 manual. The SC-17 cable simply allows you to move the flash more flexibly. The Contax TLA extension cable is probably a little cheaper though.

-- Godfrey (ramarren@bayarea.net), May 28, 2002.

I don’t have the manual that’s why I’m asking. I would really appreciate if you could help out with the procedure. Thanks a lot

-- Jose Luis Gamboa (jo_gamboa@yahoo.com), May 28, 2002.

I don’t have the manual that’s why I’m asking. I would really appreciate if you could help me out with the procedure. Thanks a lot

-- Jose Luis Gamboa (jo_gamboa@yahoo.com), May 28, 2002.