[Leica] Minolta CLE shutter speed display

[Lew Schwartz]

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
> >>>>>
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