Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/24
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> Howdy - I just got a Leica CL to 'test drive' and am thinking of
> buying it. My first roll of film thru it came out underexposed and
> sure enough compared to a hand held meter it was two stops under. The
> indoor pictures ( i.e. the ones of lower light intensity) were 2 stops
> under though the outdoor shots were either = to the hand held meter or
> at most 1 stop under. I reshot a roll of Tri-x and set the ASA dial on
> the CL to 100 and the indoor shots were all properly exposed.
>
> The question in this post is this typical for the CL to be less
> sensitive in lower light situations? These readings were with the
> battery that was in the camera but I also found the same thing when I
> put in a new Wein Air Cell replacement battery for the PX625.
>
> Any thoughts as I have about 2 weeks to definitely decide to keep this
> CL or send it back for a refund.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ernie Nitka
>
>
Hello Ernie,
I have used a Cl for several years and never had any problem with
the lightmeter what so ever. If you like this camera just have it
CLA'ed by the reseller and keep it.
Greetings,
Michiel.