Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As an owner of R8, I think that your problem is due to faulty LCD display. Chris R.P.A.C.Savenije@AVV.RWS.minvenw.nl wrote: > > Dear LUG-ers > > After following your discussions for almost a month I would like to > ask you > a question. But first let me introduce myself. > > I am by far not an expert like most of you, but I just like making > pictures > with my Leica. > I did get a Leica M3 from my grandfather who has professionaly been > taking > pictures > with it since he bought the camera. It is one of the first M3's with > no > possibility > of changing the viewfinder to another window without changing the > lenses. the > set included > 21mm 35mm 50mm 90mm and 135mm lenses, all dating at the same period. > First of > all > I was impressed by the simplicity of the camera. No unnecessary > gadgets and > just doing what > it should do. Finally I had a camera with which the quality of the > pictures > was only > limmited by my capabilities. After bying a pradovit I was overwelmed > by the > quality of the > Leica lenses, which each of them must be at least 35 years old! > > I do travel around the world as much as possible. My camera has > accompanied > me to all > the possible places, capturing the most beautifull scenes. People > laugh at me > when > they see me taking pictures with a (for them) inferoir very old > camera. This > changes > immediatly when they have a look during a presentation of my slides! > > My next trips which I planned are going to be a month travelling > through > Spain and Portugal, > and later this jear to Nepal, and the U.S.A.(Washington and what it > worthwile > seeing > there (any tips?) I am not only interested in the way people live in > other > countries and > different cultures but also in photographing nature. During my visit > in South > Afrika I > visited different Game Parks. I did however miss sometimes the > possibility of > using tele-lenses. > > For this reason I bought myself a few weeks ago a Lecia R8. I did > choose > again a Lecia > because the M3 never failed during all my trips and the quality of the > lenses > (which > of course will have improved in the last 35 years). Together with the > R8 I > bought > a 80-200 (4.0) after reading good tests of this lens which is also > affordable > for me. > > At this point I want to ask for your expertise. As I explained I am > only an > amateur and > just take pictures. When I change the aperture of my lens the maximum > aperture which > is displayed in the viewer is only 4.8 while it is a 4.0 lens!. > Contacting my > shop > they explained me (probably after calling Leica) that this is not > unusual for > this lens. > Also they told me that it does not influence the measurement of the > camera. > Is this true ? > And if it is could you explain to me: > > - If I change the aperture in the manual mode between 4.0 and 4.8 the > display > shows in > both cases the aperture 4.8 but also the shutter speed does not > change ! So > is the > measurement realy o.k? > - Using the automatic mode (P) the maximum aperture in very dark > situation is > 4.8 accoring > to the display. Taking the picture, is the lens closed to 4.0? > wether it > should > be 4.8 or 4.0 ? > - I presume the light measurment is determined by calculating the loss > of > light due to a > smaller aperture referenced to the full aperture (4.0 or 4.8?) > because the > correct > aperture is only set during the exposure. But how in my case will > the > correct loss > of light be calculated if the camea thinks that my maximum aperture > is 4.8? > For > example when I take a picture at aperture 4.8 does'nt the camera > calculate > no > loss of light because he thinks it is the maximum aperture, while in > reality it > is already stopped down a half to 4.8 ? > > Of course using a ROM in my lens would solve everything, but I always > want to > be able > to explain what is happening. That is one of the reasons I appreciate > the M3! > > Finally I want to thank you all for sharing your expertise to all the > other > members all the > time in this group. Just by reading your mail I do learn more than > reading a > lot of books! > > Greetings, Richard.