Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul: My MC is also spot on. No battery, very nice! Ken Wilcox At 6:51 +0100 6/2/0, a fine scholar, Paul Bolam wrote: >I bought a Leicameter MC at a Camera Fair. It was boxed, in very good >condition and complete with opal diffuser. I compared it against my Sekonic >meter and it was spot on. So far so good. > >Then, I read Gunter Osterloh's 'Leica M' book and he wrote that the metallic >collectors tend to oxidise and become non-conductive. Therefore, he felt, >that Leicameters M and MC were practically useless today. > >Now, I'd be interested to find out whether other users have experienced this >problem? If so, can they be repaired? > >I bought the meter to use with an M2 and 50 DR. It makes a pleasant change >to use kit from the same era. >Thanks in advance, >Paul. - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>