Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep. Gandy says no meter at all on manual, he could have added no clue either for us oldtimers. -Lew Schwartz On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 8:13 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > <https://cameraquest.com/cle.htm> > > ric > > > > On Jun 26, 2015, at 7:32 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Yes. I really liked the camera, but it was a little too small for me. > > I've owned two of them. > > > > I just remembered that Steve Gandy has a write-up on the CLE. > > > > It is here: > > > > https://www.cameraquest.com/cle.htm > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 6:15 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> So not only is the meter off, but, if you don't remember, you also have > no > >> idea what shutter speed is set unless you take your eye away from the > >> finder and check the top dial. Yes? > >> > >> > >> -Lew Schwartz > >> > >> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:04 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> That's my memory, too, and it seems to be what's happening. The problem > >> is > >>> that I keep asking myself: "Why would anyone do this?" > >>> > >>> > >>> -Lew Schwartz > >>> > >>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> My recollection is that the meter is off when you are not in auto. > You > >>>> need to meter, and to get AE lock, switch to manual. Weird, but > that's > >>>> the thing. > >>>> > >>>> from my iPad > >>>> > >>>> Sonny Carter > >>>> > >>>>> On Jun 26, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Does the viewfinder show any metering info at all (eg manual shutter > >>>> speed) > >>>>> in manual mode? I'm taking mine out of storage to inaugurate a new > >>>>> darkroom, everything else on the camera seems to be working, but > >>>> there's no > >>>>> shutter info if it's not in auto mode. > >>>>> > >>>>> Wish I remembered this stuff. > >>>>> > >>>>> -Lew Schwartz > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > 1714 > > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >