Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]JiIm, You can flip the mirror up in order to meter, but you know that for extreme close up you need a flash and figure out the aperture anyway by calculation. BTW, I sold my visoflex 2 b because I could not fit the 90degree prism on the M5 (too tall). Lucian On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, Jim Brick wrote: > At 06:43 PM 8/11/97 -0400, you wrote: > > > >>I use it - but it is slow and tedious, because of the lack of light > >>metering and automatic diafragma. It is certainly charming with its > >>bright screen, but in general I prefer my Minolta 9xi with its 100mm > >>f2.8 macro lens as much more comfortable. > > > >On an M6? What lack of light metering? > > > >kw > > > >---- > >Ken Wilcox > > Ken, > > I've never owned Leica RF camera much less a Visoflex. However, I believe a > visoflex has a mirror in it, basically turning a Leica RF into an SLR. > Doesn't this put the meter behind the mirror? How do you use an M6 meter if > the meter cannot see through the mirror? > > Jim > > >