Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve Unsworth wrote: >I've just bought a Minilux (non-zoom) as a 'carry all the time' camera. > Congratulations! It is a wonderful pocket camera, I love mine. >It >didn't come with instructions, but I've worked most thing out. However I do >have a few questions that hopefully someone is able to answer. > >Film speed - what is the range of ASA's that can be used? > DX range: 25-5000 If not DX coded, it uses 100 > > >Exposure override - I have to hold the button down for about 5 seconds >before the camera can cycle through the +-2 stop range. I assume this is >correct, but is this the only way to effectively alter film speed? > This is correct, a little cumbersome really. It holds that value after power-down too, so be careful. > > >Finally, the 'modes' seem pretty self explanatory, but is slow + flash? Errr >a slow shutter speed with flash perhaps? If so what speed? > I believe it is not a fixed speed, just a slower program-picked speed. In practice, it tends to be about 1/30, or often longer. I think it is doing an auto-exposure with a weak flash output... > >Thanks in advance for any answers. I recently saw some A4 wet prints made >with the Minilux and was blown away by the quality for a P&S camera. > Yes, it has an amazing lens. My Minilux slides are consistently on par with my Summilux 35 and Summicron 50 for contrast, saturation and sharpness. The prints I have made, B&W and color reversal, have been fantastic though only 8 X 10 > > >I bought mine (Exc++ I guess) for 3600 French francs from a dealer, he gave >me a date back (which I doubt that I'll use) and the electronic cable >release (which I might). Would have preferred one in black, but you can't >have everything I suppose. > The black paint does not last as well as you would like anyway ;) - - marc - -- *** Marc Attinasi *** * mailto: marc@attinasi.org * * http://www.attinasi.org * - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html