Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Battery
From: "Doug Lee" <doug.lee8@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:59:16 -0500
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJKEABDMAB.darkroom@ix.netcom.com>

Austin,

The M7 meter doesn't illuminate after taking a shot. At least mine doesn't.
You have to cock the shutter to take a new reading.

Regards,
Doug

Douglas Richard Lee
Cinnaminson, NJ

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 1:47 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] M7 Battery


> Bill,
>
> You're welcome, but please check it out and let me know if that is in fact
> true...that the meter doesn't illuminate after taking the shot.  I would
> like to know.
>
> Regards,
>
> Austin
>
> >
> > Thanks, that was really my question.
> >
> > Austin Franklin wrote:
> >
> > >>I loaded my new M7 with film last night, advanced it to 0, fired this
> > >>shutter and did not advance to the first frame. I  discovered this AM
> > >>that I left the camera on all night. How much did this drain the
> > >>battery? I advanced to frame one this Am and every thing lit up in the
> > >>viewfinder. I guess I need to go get a back up battery anyway.
> > >>
> > >
> > >Hi Bill,
> > >
> > >I thought that if you don't advance the shutter, the camera is
> > off.  That is
> > >how the M6 works...once you fire it, the meter does not display.
> > >
> > >Austin
>
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Replies: Reply from Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> (Re: [Leica] M7 Battery)
In reply to: Message from "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> (RE: [Leica] M7 Battery)