Minilux

["Richard W. Hemingway" <n5xrd@telepath.com>]

I have a question about the Minilux.  When the camera is set at infinity
(too take a picture through a car window, for instance, as my wife does many
times on trips)does the auto exposure system not work???  On page 22 of
"Leica fotografie International," issue 5.95, it states:

"Of course, when focusing is effected by hand, the AF module and the
automatic exposure metering (which normally work in unison) are disengaged."

Then in the next paragraph it continues:

"This means that once the lens has been focused manually at infinity it is
still possible to take a substitute exposure reading on the foreground and,
maintaining slight pressure on the shutter release button, store the value
before re-framing the subject."

I don't understand the last paragraph (getting older all the time and more
neurons are excaping).  If you can take a substitute reading and store it -
why can't you just point the camera at what you want and just push the button???

We have a Leica mini and set it on infinity and my wife snaps picts to her
hearts content out the car windows.  As far as I can tell the Contax T2 can
be set to infinity and the the auto-exposure works just fine.

Am I missing something here???  I better stick to my M6's - these others are
too complicated.

Have a Happy New Year

Dick Hemingway
Norman, OK

(20 miles south of Okahoma City)