Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/27

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Subject: Re: Light through the R viewfinder
From: pgs@pa.dec.com (Patrick Sobalvarro)
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 16:50:21 -0700
 
   Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 14:40:32 -0700
   From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>

   Light leaking through the viewfinder, ie; direct sunlight in the
   viewfinder, your head removed, camera on a tripod, gives a meter reading
   error. And if using the camera (obviously not the R6 or R6.2) on automatic,
   this will cause an error. Ergo, the eyepiece shutter. The mirror does a
   good job of blocking viewfinder light during the exposure. It is light
   tight. I have no clue as to why the R6 and R6.2 have the eyepiece shutter.
   I suspect it was more work to leave it out, plug the holes, than to just
   leave it in.

I puzzled over this, too, until I thought of the case of TTL flash,
where it could conceivably make a difference.

- -Patrick