Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]...musing on metering, Carl said... > OK, the meter measures the light hitting the white dot on the curtain. > What you can control is the amount of image area hitting that dot. I'm curious about that dot. What's it made of? How durable is it? Will it yellow or fade with time? Can it crack as the shutter curtain flexes? What if someone touches it; will oils from fingers affect it over time? I keep hearing about 20-year-old Leica bodies performing like new...what's the prognosis for a meter measuring the reflectance from an aging white dot? - -Gary colbyg@ulv.edu