There's one problem with metal flash shoes. If you hit it against something, chances are the shoe on the camera will break before the one on the flash unit. As a rule, flash units are cheaper to repair/relplace than camera bodies.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 9:39 AM Subject: Re: Metal Flash? > Why sure, I have a couple of Norman 200B units. They also recycle in less > than one second at full power (200ws) and give 200 full power flashs per > charge. The down side? Heavy, heavy, heavy, and no automatics. The newer > 200C (not much plastic in them either) is about a pound and a half lighter, > but doesn't recycle quite as fast, or give quite as many flashes per charge. > The is also a 400ws unit available. These units are also very, very rugged. > Some have been doing 10 weddings a week for 30 years (mine look like it > too). The Lumedyne units are quite similar, but unfortunately have ugly > plastic cases. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory L. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I was just wondering... people love a sturdy, metal camera. Some > > people even pay a lot of money for the Leica experience. But is there > > such a thing as a sturdy, metal flash unit? Somehow it seems a little > > wrong, especially for the Leica, if you can only put an aerodynamic > > plastic flash unit on top of your sturdy metal camera. > > > > >
