Nostalgia corner, the Metz 45!
Anyone got fond memories of the German made workhorse of the 70s and beyond?
I was driving past an incident tonight, and thought, "That would have been Metz 45 material back in the day."
I graduated to mine from a 1970s Metz 402 with lead acid battery to a 45CCT1, then onto a 45CT3, which lasted for 20 years from Pentax MX to Canon EOS and finally Bronicas, picking up piles of cables along the way.
It did everything from RTAs to weddings over the years.
Of course, the 1980s equivalent of seeing a Canon EOS1 with a red ring lens in a press scrum on the news (and don't forget the Billingham bag with straps flailing about.....
I was driving past an incident tonight, and thought, "That would have been Metz 45 material back in the day."
I graduated to mine from a 1970s Metz 402 with lead acid battery to a 45CCT1, then onto a 45CT3, which lasted for 20 years from Pentax MX to Canon EOS and finally Bronicas, picking up piles of cables along the way.
It did everything from RTAs to weddings over the years.
Of course, the 1980s equivalent of seeing a Canon EOS1 with a red ring lens in a press scrum on the news (and don't forget the Billingham bag with straps flailing about.....
Still got mine tho the nicads are a bit weak....had a couple of huge battery pack CT60`s for my Nikon F3`s at one time.....high ceilings around Bath where I worked as a freelance press and pr tog!!!
The Nicads were always weak! I had mine modded to take NiMH batteries by NiCad services.
The Metz 60, a guide no of 60 always, not just measured at the tele end like modern SLR flashes.
The Metz 60, a guide no of 60 always, not just measured at the tele end like modern SLR flashes.
The pacs weighed a ton and humping them round a coming out dance at the baths on a long summers evening along with two f3`s in a suit and collar and tie were a bit of a drag but paid the bills.
Funnily enough, I ended up photographing a 4 car crash last week caused by a 19 year old driving a BMW 420. Arrested on suspicion of drug dealing, money laundering, offensive weapons and we, dangerous driving.
First night car incident in years for me. I took a different approach from the vintage one, lit it all by street light, and emergency services lights, 6400 ISO and OS on the lenses. Much more dramatic.
I did switch to flash for the last few damage shots, but could have done without..
On on an unlit moorland road, I might have wished for a Metz 45. I did once do an unlit road shot where the Lancashire police photographer was very helpful. We were both on Canon gear, so we pooled our gear and used 4 flashes on the same channel,; looked very Hollywood.
First night car incident in years for me. I took a different approach from the vintage one, lit it all by street light, and emergency services lights, 6400 ISO and OS on the lenses. Much more dramatic.
I did switch to flash for the last few damage shots, but could have done without..
On on an unlit moorland road, I might have wished for a Metz 45. I did once do an unlit road shot where the Lancashire police photographer was very helpful. We were both on Canon gear, so we pooled our gear and used 4 flashes on the same channel,; looked very Hollywood.
