Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 02 Oct 1998, James Harrison wrote: >Doug Herr wrote: >> = >> Without the 3rd cam your R4s bodies will not meter accurately. With m= y >> R4sP bodies the meter is off by 1-1/2 stops. Don't mess with stopping= the >> lens down - change shutter speeds to set correct exposure, or use one = of >> the automatic modes. = >I use a R7; just bought a 35mm 2cam Elmarit on Ebay;;does this apply to the R7 >also?? = >Thanks;jh No, but get the 3rd cam installed anyway. The 2nd cam may actuate the R7's meter cam follower to give you approximately correct exposures but even if the exposure is accurate the forces applied to the follower are different than those applied by the 3rd cam, and could eventually damage the R7's follower. Doug Herr Sacramento