Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:32 AM 11/19/97 PST, you wrote: > Hi, > > I forgot how to use the MLU on the Leicaflex. I think I heard that > the shutter should be cocked before the lever is pushed down for > mirror lock up. If it is true, what would happen when I push the > lever down before I cock the shutter? Can someone remind me? > > Thanks in advance, > > David > You obviously have a Leicaflex standard. The only Leicaflex with MLU. 1.) MLU lever pointing up = norm instant return mirror. 2.) MLU lever pointing to the left = mirror stays up after exposure. 3.) MLU lever pointing down = mirror locked up before exposure. When the mirror is locked up, the only way to get it down is to move the lever back to position 1 (pointing up.) The lever may be put in any position at any time. If you put the MLU lever in position 3 (pointing down) after cocking the shutter, the mirror rises at once. If you put the MLU lever in position 3 before cocking the shutter, then when you do cock the shutter, the mirror will go up. Experiment... you cannot hurt your Leicaflex. Jim