Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/05

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Subject: Re: SL Problems?
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 13:37:48 -0500

At 08:00 AM 2/5/97 -700, Roger Beamon wrote:

>Never owned one, Chuck, but from what I've gleaned, they're a well
>built box that will serve well. Limitations that I am aware of are
>the lack of modern metering. I believe it uses a selium cell. It's
>more limited lens selection is about the only other drawback.


The SL has a CdS cell powered by the mythical PX13/625 mercury cell.  It
does have some lens limitations, but a lot fewer than the original
Leicaflex:  the only one I can think of is the 24mm.

Marc

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