Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin, >> This week, I managed to get my hands on a used mint 50mm and whilst playing with the camera, discovered that the meter does not linked with the shutter speed dial. When adjusting the aperture while pointing the camera at a particular object, I could determine the correct exposure with say, F11 and 1/125s speed. Moving the aperture to the left or right is accompanied with the change in the meter's indication -- OK. But when the aperture is maintained at F11 and the shutter speed moved away from the 1/125s setting, the meter does not change, that is, it still indicates the correct exposure although the shutter speed dial has now been moved off the 1/125s mark. All these changes in settings were done with the same subject with no change in lighting brightness. Is my R6.2 body faulty? Or am I doing something wrong here? If there is something wrong, the dealer could arrange for a new set to replace this one, but I just wanted to be sure<<. I don't believe there is anything wrong with your R6.2. It is like my R4sP when it is used in the manual mode. Changing the shutter speed does not show up in the viewfinder. What the meter shows you is the correct exposure for the aperture you have set. So as in your example above, at f/11 it showed 1/125 shutter speed. In other words, the camera is telling you that 1/125 is the speed to set for correct exposure with your aperture at f/11. Had you moved the aperture to f/8 then the meter would have shown 1/250. That then would have been the correct speed for you to set on the shutter speed dial. The system is a little awkward at first but you get used to it quickly. As I am sure you know, the shutter speed set at the dial is show in its own little window inside the viewfinder. When you see the speed the meter recommends, just spin the shutter speed dial until the corresponding speed shows in the shutter speed window inside the finder and you'll have set the recommended speed. Hope this helps. Best, Don _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]