Re: [Leica] Re: MLU pre-release

[David Morgan <morgdm@itl.net>]

Thanks to Doug for those comments. I tried his suggestions of checking for 
meter readings, and, yes, the meter is turned off. The camera works in 
mechanical mode with the pin depressed.

Also, my apologies. I had always assumed that the wheel or dial just to the 
left of the viewfinder was a mirror lock-up and eyepiece blank, and so have 
used it religiously for close-up work. Following Doug's comments I re-read 
the manual, and checked the camera. It is not a mirror lock up. A case of 
RTFM !!


At 09:15 26/05/01 -0400, you wrote:
>------Original Message------
>From: David Morgan <morgdm@itl.net>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Sent: May 26, 2001 11:18:16 AM GMT
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: MLU pre-release
>
> >>>
>Just my 2p worth.
>
>The R5 has a mirror lock-up lever, or rather a dial, situated on the left
>of the viewfinder.
>It also has a small brass pin on the base, near the lens mount. After
>reading the posts on this subject, I have been trying to find out what it
>does....
>In all modes, except A with selective metering,  pressing the pin in (
>using a tool carefully crafted from a paperclip) and then firing the
>shutter seems to prevent the shutter firing ( no mirror lock-up) until the
>paperclip is removed, at which point the shutter fires (as long as the
>button is held down.
>In A selective, the shutter fires, and remains open for about 10 secs.
>
>Hope this helps someone, because it has totally confused me!
>
>David
><<<
>
>I'm not sure what you mean by a dial on the left of the viewfinder, but the
>brass pin is one of the motor connections.  It may switch the camera's
>battery power off because with most R bodies the meter is powered by the
>motor's batteries when the motor is attached.  See if you get any meter
>readings when the pin is pressed.  Also, see if the camera works at the
>mechanical shutter speed with the pin depressed.
>
>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>