So, don't stick it on the pentaprism housing, use a flash bracket. You are not going to want to put a Norman head directly on your camera anyway.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 9:55 AM Subject: Re: Metal Flash? > 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. > > > > > > > > > > >
