Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i bought both a MC and MR(4) meter from KEH. the MC works and is fine in daylight, plus it has a nifty incident cover so you can use it as an incident meter. the MR4 is better for interiors and darker situations. i even use it with the noctilux, reading by the notch just under "f1.4" i use the CRIS MR9 adapter and normal button cells (the same kind you use in an M6). my MR4 was a little wavery because of the corrosion caused by the mercury cells. Quality Light Metric put it in order. the MR4 is nice because after you take a reading, it locks the needle. coupled meters are nice because they're nearly automatic, especially if you tend shoot wide open all the time. you just turn the meter's large shutter dial (which turns the camera's dial) until the needle points at your aperture. i think the MC and MR meters are very nice-looking, the tiny numbers and values through the clear meter face are like a fine mechanical chronograph. beware: the metal shell is fragile, much more so than the camera's body. i found out the hard way when my m3 was shipped upside down and the camera's weight flattened the meter. but george milton of quality light metric fixed that too. - -rei On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 06:55:17PM -0400, Mark Delk wrote: > I just got lucky and got a Leica M3, so I need a Meter for it. > > What do you use and why? > > I do have a handheld meter but I want on that will mount on the camera > for when I am just walking around. > > Mark > > Thanks in Advance > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html