Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 9/26/00 7:06:45 AM, owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us writes: << I have been wondering about the longevity of metered Ms for awhile. Specifically, is there any indication that the colour of the white curtain dot won't change with age to something yellowish or off white? That would throw off the meter for sure. Javier >> I can't say for the Leica but I have a couple of Olympus OM2 cameras that are about 20 years old, using an even more complex system than the Leica, that are right on the money. When it's off the film metering system was introduced, Olympus did a series of tests that showed that even wide differences in film surface coloration made little difference in exposure determining reflectivity. LarryZ