Xmm, can't see any reason (aside of camera fetish) of paying 270$ for Leica flash while theer are probably less pretty but robust, reliable and much more reasonably priced units from Sunpak, Vivitar...I found auto-thyristor models (at least sunpak 383 Super) works beautifully on Leica, producing precise and even flash exposures (albeit didn't use it as fill-in in daylight). Besides there is an improtant feature like swing/title available on those, which isn't on Leica flash.
Just my HO...