Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Glad to help. It doesn't feel good when your Leica doesn't seem to do what it is "supposed" to do. With regard to viewfinder brightness, I have read that there is some advantage to replacing the original 'R4' focusing screen with the later 'R' screen. You can tell which you have by using a loupe or othe magnifier to read the little tab on the focusing screen. Have fun.........Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Attinasi" <marc@attinasi.org> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Cc: <jkoplen@mindspring.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] AE lock on R4? THANKS! Julian, many many thanks. The trick is to press the shuter button down *very* far, until the LED's for the exposure mode go out, as you said. I was not pressing down far enough. Ahh. A real relief. I think I'll try a Softie on it and see if that helps any - it is a pretty deep press for me to get the lock, the R3 locks much higher up. I like the R4 - a nice handling camera, reasonably bright with my 70-210 1:4 lens too. So far the results on film have been very good as well, and that is always nice, isn't it? Cheers, - - marc Julian Koplen wrote: >I don't have my R4 instructions with me right now, but if I remember >correctly, you depress the shutter button until the round LED goes out, then >hold the shutter button at that position, and the camera will hold your spot >metering for about 20 seconds or until you actually make the exposure. > >When you recompose before shooting, the exposure LED's will react to the >changing light and look as if you have lost your spot measurement, but the >actual exposure will be based on your original measurement (provided you >have maintained the shutter button in its partly depressed state with the >red circle extinguished.) > >I will be glad to recheck my instruction book in the AM, if necessary. > >Regards...........Julian > - -- 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