Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dragi, To Doug's reply I will just add that the SL is a joy to use and has the best viewfinder of any SLR I have ever held in my hands (this includes the R8). As for the battery question, the CRIS adapter works, or you can have the meter recalibrated, or you can look for the mercury batteries (PX625s). Here in Europe I sometimes get lucky and find the original Varta ones, or you can buy Chinese versions, I believe there are some web sites selling them. You did not mention the price being asked for the SL. They should be cheap. I paid the equivalent of $400 for mine, including a 50mm Summicron lens. That was an extremely good deal from a friendly dealer who had had it sitting unsold for 6 months, but still you should not have to pay much more than $250-300, especially if the meter is iffy. Nathan Dragi Anevski wrote: > This didn't go out the first time, so I'm trying again... > > I am considering to by a Leicaflex SL that I have borrowed and I am > wondering: > 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? > 2. Is it possible to adjust the meter for the newer alkaline batteries and > in that case is that an expensive operation? > 3. Is it possible to buy the equivalent of the old batteries? > 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? 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html