Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/07

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Subject: Re: Off topic/medium format advice
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 11:03:52 -0700

At 08:10 AM 8/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
>I have a friend who uses a Mamiya 6 (the "7" may be improved) for weddings
>and general location work.  He likes the ease of handling and the optics.
>What he has problems with is the meter.  It seems the meter cell is mounted
>on the front of the camera and has sun/shade problems.  He says it is ok
>for neg film but not accurate enough for chromes. He prefers this camera
>over his Hasselblads for some location jobs. Another thing he has
>complained about is that the camera goes through batteries like crazy
>(those hard to find button cell types).  All in all he is happy with it.
>
>
>Mark

A hand held incident/spot meter will certainly solve his problem.

Jim