Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Heliar metering on M5
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@neteze.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 20:12:31 -0800

At 09:16 PM 11/24/1999 -0500, Robert Beaudoin wrote:
>   I need a technical information regarding the metering with the M5 camera.
>I am thinking of buying an Heliar (OK...Cosina) 15 mm lens and I m wondering
>if it will meter properly with the M5.  Has anyone tried it?  Is the
>metering arm at a safe distance from the back element?

I've never tried it, but I can assure you, it will work. Remember, there is 
no meter linkage between M lens and M body. It's all the amount of light 
hitting the meter cell.

That is, if the lens doesn't stick so far back into the camera that it 
catches the meter arm. Better check and see.

Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA

http://www.neteze.com/ewelch

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