Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As Ken has surmised, this is part of the battery check system. Rotate the shutter speed dial until the little flag appears in the upper notch. Then press the silver button next to the lens mount at about 5 o'clock (looking from the front.) The meter needle will deflect to the "correct exposure" notch if the battery is good. Cheers, Kip Chris Quinn wrote: > > My CL has an interesting little feature for which I haven't found an > explanation. At the top of the meter window is a little wide spot, like the > wide spot at the middle to indicate when exposure is accurate. Sometimes a > little armature moves in to block that wide spot when the shutter speed is > 'just right.' Not at any particular shutter speed (I first thought), but > once in a while, and only at one shutter speed. > > After some experimenting, it turns out that it chooses the shutter speed > which is closest to the ASA, which makes me think it's some sort of 'Sunny > 16' exposure indicator.... > > Does anyone have the Official Word?