Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Lucien, > >thanks for the information. Being of faint heart, perhaps I will either a) >get the SA and use a hand-held meter or b) save up for a more modern lens! > >Regards > >Mark Or pick up both the lens *and* the M2, then you'll be cooking with gas! Guy >> Mark, >> >> In November 1988, Jeremy Kime asked somebody to modify >> his Super-Angulon 21/3,4 in the way described on the >> following website: >> >> <http://reality.sgi.com/jessen_esd/angulon_mod.html> (closed today) >> >> > Modifying the Leica Super-Angulon f3.4 : >> >> > TTL metering is possible. >> > Not for the Faint-Hearted. >> >> > The f3.4 Super Angulon can be made to work with the light meter on the >M6 body. >> > This process involves "machining" the rear collar of the lens >> > (though it can be done with simple tools, outside of a machine shop). >> >> > 1.It is assumed that you are ready to dismantle and modify your lens. >> > 2.The meter will read 1/3 stop under, which is compensated for by >advancing >> > the film speed dial by one notch. >> > 3.The lens should be focused to close range in order to accurately >meter. >> > Close-focusing is needed to nudge the rear glass out of the way of the >> > metering eye, and can be quickly done and then un-done while shooting. >> > (However, on an M6 with the spot size reduced for tighter metering >pattern, >> > this close-focusing has been found to be unnecessary.) >> >> After modification, Jeremy Kime wrote: >> >> > Got the lens back today, it meters. >> > I think the suggestion that it would only be a 1/3 of a stop is >generous, so >> > far it seems to be about a stop, haven't put any film through it yet but >if >> > I can end up relying on it being a stop then thats a nice round number >to >> > deal with and still cheaper than getting that new Elmarit-M ASPH. >> > I'll try and test some different apertures on the metering tomorrow.