Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 27 May 2000, "Bud Cook" wrote: > > Doug, > Good luck with your SL site. I'm a great fan of this camera and other than > the R8 and some really old Zeiss stuff, I think it's got the best viewfinder > I've ever seen. > > I remember seeing that the meter cell was improved somewhere along the line > but I can't find the reference to that Info. There's a way to tell if you > have the newer cell. I've also noticed that the SL viewfinder has a slight > tint to it. Mine had a slightly blue tint both before and after I had a new > prism installed. My SL/2 doesn't have the tint. > > I like the meter match needle better than the one in the SL/2 but the SL/2 > had to change to accommodate the auxiliary light in the viewfinder. I also > much prefer the way the SL back is opened. > > The maximum meter sensitivity is +3 EV which is what the R4/5 is in spot > mode. The SL/2 is +0 EV (four times more sensitive). Only the M5 (-1) and > R8 (-4) are more sensitive than the SL/2. > > If I was a lot younger, I'd have a hot shoe installed on mine and then I'd > send it to Japan to have it painted black. > > Bud Cook > Thanks Bud. If you don't mind I'll incorporate some of your wisdom (above) in the next revision of the SL page. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/