That�s not a malfunction, LX behaves this way. All the best! Raimo K personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho/
Quoting Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I had what sounds to be the same problem with my LX a few years ago. > Put the > flash on the hotshoe, in either TTL or manual mode, and the camera > (in auto > mode) would light up the red LED by 1/75 indicating that a dedicated > flash > was present. But then - it would not trip the flash and it would not > fire at > 1/75th (it would fire at whatever shutter speed metered for the > scene.) I > was using an AF280T flash. > > The camera did not get jostled or anything - this just started > happening (at > the bottom of a mineshaft in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, if I > remember > correctly...) The flash was fine on other cameras. > > It lead to one of several trips to Colorado for the camera. After > getting > the this and the other bugs fixed, it works fine now (and has for at > least a > couple of years.) > > Good luck - > > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PDML" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:32 AM > Subject: LX Malfunction > > > > So, I'm shooting the Ice Race yesterday, standing on the ice > (because > > that's where ice races take place), and I slip. Didn't fall, but > the > > LX swung around and struck a bike leaning against the boards of > the > > hockey rink. > > > > Look through the viewfinder, all the leds are working, all looks > good > > (but you can tell from the SL that in fact all is ~not~ good > <g>). > > Take a few shots, everything still seems okay. > > > > Darkness gathers. I decide to put the flash on. Flash charges. > > Light on flash indicates full charge. LED in viewfinder > indicates > > that flash in on camera, and charged and ready to go. Take > photo. > > Suspect flash didn't go off. Repeat. Harbour same suspicion. > Repeat > > 4 or 5 more times. Definitely, no flash. > > > > Put flash on MX. Flash works just fine (although, obviously, > we're > > not in ttl mode). Put flash back on LX (which by this time has > no > > film in it, as the first roll was history). Take flash off ttl > mode, > > and still the LX won't trip flash. > > > > Finish evening using flash on MX, so I'm stuck on f 5.6 aperture, > > limiting "creativity" (such as it is <vbg>) somewhat. > > > > So long story short, my LX, although it senses the flash is > there, > > won't trip it. I know this is going to mean another trip to > Kominek's > > repair shop, and a period of time without LX (which is okay, > because > > since I got the fisheye and k 1.2 50mm, my poor Leica has been > > neglected), but I'm wondering if anyone has had this problem, or > if > > anyone has any idea(s) as to the cause. > > > > As an addendum, I was so upset about this setback that I fear I > didn't > > get too many good ones. That's why I'd never make a good pro, I > guess > > - too emotional... <vbg> > > > > cheers and thanks, > > frank > > -- > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > > > >
