Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i share a similar experience. i end up using the compensation dial, dialing in up to +2 stops. why the meter shuts down on manual is one of the mysteries of M-compatible cameras, like why the hexar doesnt do ttl... in the end, as with your friend, i use the m6. but i can't bring myself to sell the CLE. - -rei > From: "J. R. Goldman" <goldman@birch.math.umn.edu> > > I strongly advise against a CLE. The meter is a total averaging > meter with no meter lock. In manual there is no meter, so compensation > takes forever. I gave it up because of the number of pictures I lost from > back lighting. Every few years I would try one again hoping it would work > for me (it is a very nice handing body), but the metering problem kept > driving me crazy. > I know a local professional who consulted an electronics expert > about installing a meter lock or having metered manual, but was told the > cost would be prohibitive. His CLE's went on the market the day that the > M6 appeared. In fact, CLE's seemed to be very plentiful at the time. > The rangefinder on the CLE was always a strain to use in low > light, but everthing was always in focus. > My wish is still for a very light weight body which will use my > Leica M lenses. I have my fingers crossed waiting for a Bessa M with a > reliable rangefinder. > Jay Goldman >