Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Subject: 28 pc
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:25:18 -0700

You should meter first, then shift second.

Jim

At 04:19 PM 7/20/99 +0800, you wrote:
>TSL wrote:-
> 
>> The R 28 elmarit pc - I miss my old 28...  Any comments - opinions,  if the
>> pc is worth the extra bucks (as opposed to the newest 28R)?.  I've never
>> used the 28pc.
>> Thanks...
>> 
>
>Just received my 28 PC SA last week and the test slides came back
>yesterday.
>
>First impression, a dream lens for those who are interested in
>architecture.  I am getting this lens to prepared for my trip to
>Uzbekistan to capture the amazing Islamic architectures.
>
>On exposure, the TTL meter seems to underexpose half to one stop when
>reading was taken in the shifted position.  The manual, only warns
>against over-exposure when the lens is down shifted in excess of 9.5mm.
>
>J. Eastland, did suggested in general that exposure should be increased
>by half to one stop when metered thro' the lens.
>
>Any comments from other users?
>
>BTW, at 3,300DM, I was told it is about the same price as the 28 elamrit
>R  in the States.
>
>MC Lau
>