Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steven Blutter wrote: > > Peter J. Fasi wrote: > > > > Steven Blutter wrote: > > > > > > Hey fellas, i'm new to this group but my love of the M's goes back 25 > > > yrs when i traded a nikkormat for a IIIf, then graduated to M's. > > > I just picked up a CL (mine was stolen 10 yrs ago) and the strap lug on > > > the back has been repaired but the repair doesn't look like it will hold > > > for too long. > > > -any ideas of where to get a CL back. any horde of parts? > > > -also, in an old Popular Photography lab report it is mentioned that the > > > 40mm Summi.CL is not accurate on other M's. Would love to use it on my > > > M'3's as the 40 should just about cover the entire VF (outside the 50mm > > > bright lines). anyone seen a lab report on summi 40mm CL on a reg. M? > > > rgrds, sblutter > > On a related note, I lost the instruction manual to my Leica CL and had > > not used the meter because of accuracy problems. There is a 'flag' that > > appears in the top right-hand corner or the viewfinder at certain > > shutter speeds. Any idea what this indicates? > > the flag shows up at different shutter speeds depending on the asa. > centering the flag in the top vf cutout readies you to do a battery > check, the little silver button next to the lens. > > sorry to hear you're having accuracy problems - is it perhaps that the > meter is still calabrated for the older 625/px-13 1.5 volt and not the > new pain in the butt 1.35. I'm in the middle of figuring new asa's > without expensive recalibration by a technician. at any rate, good luck > - no extra back eh? no extra back, sorry. The meter is off by 6 f/stops, so I don't think it caused solely by the battery, but thanks for the info.