Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Leicaflex SL2 Mot also is like this--the meter is always on and the way you turn it off is by putting the lens cap on. Nathan Krechtz@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 12/15/00 8:03:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, > merlin@flyingemu.com writes: > > << On Thu, 14 December 2000, weber_leou@itri.org.tw wrote: > > > > > I just got a Leicaflex mk1 and notice the light metering is always on. > This is different from my SL which use the film loading crank to on/off the > meter --- same as Nikon FM2/FE2. > > > > As I understand it, this is normal for Leicaflex Type 1. Type 2, with the > round exposure counter window, has a meter switch in the film advance lever > like the SL has. >> > > IME, the most practical approach to battery conservation is to cover the > meter cell completely. As I understand it, lack of exposure to light results > in complete cessation of current flow, or nearly so, resulting in little or > no draw on the battery. The science will have to come from someone else. > This can usually be done by using an ER case and keeping it closed when > not actively shooting, or by devising some form of light-tight cover for the > cell. Or - one could always use (gasp) _Black Tape_... > > Joe Sobel - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/