Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Because the meter cell is in the bottom of the camera it has a slight bottom sensitivity. The centre circle that you see when looking at a cocked camera's shutter curtain has the highest sensitivity. If pictures would help, go to your library and find a copy of the August, 94 issue of PopPhoto and on page 47 they have a diagram illustrating the metering pattern and sensitivity. John Collier > From: "lea" <lea@whinydogpress.com> > > So what's up with that? What's the purpose of the circle? Might that circle > be bottom-weighted? If not, what is weighted to cause the meter change? > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html