[LRflex] Re: Leicaflex meter
- From: Reg <rronaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:53:24 +0100
David, Javier,
It's not mine but I'm asking for a friend of my sister's. It's an
original Leicaflex with external meter cell.
Apparently the camera is in very nice condition but the meter has
failed. It was working when they got it but after a couple of shots the
meter needle has disappeared. I know that with my SL that when not
switched on or battery has failed that the needle disppears as well so I
just wondered if there was a trick to switching on the meter for the
original Leicaflex.
The owner (in the US) feels that it will be too expensive to get fixed
and is happy to use a handheld meter with the camera.
Reg
Javier Perez wrote:
>Howdy
>Quite so, but I think he's got the original Non TTL
>Leicaflex. The only way he could keep it in the dark
>is to keep it in a case!
>See Ya
>Javier
>
>--- David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
>>G'Mornin' Javier, Reg & all:
>>
>>No need for such efforts.... The CDS cell has almost
>>infinite resistance=
>> when dark, The more light strikes it, the lower
>>it's resistance and the=
>> more current it draws, thus moving the meter's
>>needle. Simple.
>>
>>If you want it to be OFF, just make sure the lens
>>cap is on, or it's in a=
>> dark camera case. Better yet... both!
>>
>>Cheers!
>>
>>David.
>>
>>
>>--------
>>On 29/09/2005 at 6:12 AM Javier Perez wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>A lot of old meters running 1.35 volt mercury
>>>batteries didn't have on/off switches. I would just
>>>leave it in low light. But the best way IMHO is to
>>>remove the battery when the camera is stored. Put
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>battery in when you go outside.
>>>See Ya
>>>Javier
>>>
>>>--- Reg <rronaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks Javier. What's the best way to prevent the
>>>>battery running down?
>>>>Apart from taking it out :-)
>>>>
>>>>Reg
>>>>
>>>>Javier Perez wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>It's not.
>>>>>It's always on.
>>>>>Javier
>>>>>
>>>>>--- Reg <rronaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Can anyone tell me how the meter is switched on
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>off with the
>>>>>>original Leicaflex? Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Reg
>>>>>>
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