Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Information from the CRIS website and email contact with them about two months ago indicated that the CRIS adapter will not work with the Leicaflex SL. This came as both surprise and disappointment to me. Doug, or anyone, do you have experience to the contrary? Also, when I got my used SL over a year ago, the meter was erratic. Sherry Krauter found the cell had gone bad. It was one of the older SL type cells. She replaced it with the newer design cell. She said she could calibrate the meter for the silver oxide batteries, but since I had a small stash of the mercuries, we elected not to do that. She also replaced the older red plastic lens mount release with the newer metal one, and replaced the plastic parts on the takeup spool with metal. All in all, she returned a *very* nice camera to me. Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leicaflex SL light meter and shutter On Mon, 19 November 2001, "Dragi Anevski" wrote: > > 1. The ligh meter seems to show wrong values (it's off about 3 steps). Is > this due to the batteries used (alkaline) when it should be mercury, and > can this make the meter function improperly or is the meter broken? Alkaline batteries shouldn't make that much difference. I'd say the camera is due for a CLA > 2. Is it possible to adjust the meter for the newer alkaline batteries and > in that case is that an expensive operation? Alkaline batteries have a different discharge rate than mercury batteries. I suggest either the C.R.I.S. adapter for 76 cells, or the Wien air cell replacement for the mercury battery. The meter can be adjusted to work fairly well with alkaline batteries. > 3. Is it possible to buy the equivalent of the old batteries? Some independant repair technicians have a stash of them, which they'll sell to their customers. > 4. When I change the shutter time between 1/60-1/1 sec after having advanced > the film there is an audible sound as if there are gears changing or > something in the camera (for lack of better words). Is this normal or is the > camera ill? Very normal. > Also in this interval 1/60-1/1 sec there is a sound when I > advance the film. Neither of these things are noticable when the time is > 1/2000-1/60. > I would be very glad for any comments on this. > Thanks, > Dragi Anevski > The sound when advancing the film is probably normal too. The main thing to watch for with an SL is pentaprism separation. This will appear as vague discolored spots or areas in the viewfinder. They don't affect the picture but since one of the SL's greatest features is the viewfinder, you'll be cheating yourself if you don't have a good prism. Replacing the prism is expensive. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html