[LRflex] Re: Exposure Issue with Leica R7?
- From: Miha Golobic <miha.golobic@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:05:12 +0200
Walter,
M5 uses 1.35v mercury battery, now abonded. There are several sulutions,
among which the most elegant is this one:
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/batt-adapt-us.pdf I use one of these in my
Leicaflex SL. Works great.
I hope others (M5 users) will have much to add.
Regards,
Miha
2009/9/22 David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> At 9/22/2009, you wrote:
>
>> Miha,
>>
>> I will check this as I believe exposure is locked on the R7 when you
>> first depress the shutter button. I think you can then recompose, focus
>> and shoot as you describe.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>
> Good Morning, Walter!
>
> I think you are right ... an exposure problem and scanner compensation.
>
> The R5 & later all have spot metering. Select Spot metering, "A"
> (Aperture preferred) mode, and use a half-press of the shutter release to
> lock the exposure. Pick the "Important" bit in the picture. Lock the
> exposure, recompose and fire. In 50,000 exposures with the R5, R6 & R8,
> this method has failed me no more than a dozen times. Even in strong back
> light, directly against the sun. (
> http://www.main.furnfeather.net/People/barber3.htm) Give it a try.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
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