Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ------Original Message------ From: David Morgan <morgdm@itl.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Sent: May 26, 2001 11:18:16 AM GMT Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: MLU pre-release >>> Just my 2p worth. The R5 has a mirror lock-up lever, or rather a dial, situated on the left of the viewfinder. It also has a small brass pin on the base, near the lens mount. After reading the posts on this subject, I have been trying to find out what it does.... In all modes, except A with selective metering, pressing the pin in ( using a tool carefully crafted from a paperclip) and then firing the shutter seems to prevent the shutter firing ( no mirror lock-up) until the paperclip is removed, at which point the shutter fires (as long as the button is held down. In A selective, the shutter fires, and remains open for about 10 secs. Hope this helps someone, because it has totally confused me! David <<< I'm not sure what you mean by a dial on the left of the viewfinder, but the brass pin is one of the motor connections. It may switch the camera's battery power off because with most R bodies the meter is powered by the motor's batteries when the motor is attached. See if you get any meter readings when the pin is pressed. Also, see if the camera works at the mechanical shutter speed with the pin depressed. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com