Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I found that if there is no film in the camera and the meter is >activcated, a small LED light blinks at the bottom of the shutter >speed display. It is directly below the LED spot that lights up >when you depress the shutter release to hold the exposure. When you >insert a roll of film, this bottom spot LED is gone. I was unable >to find this feature in the handbook. Maybe it's there - I just >didn't see it. > >Secondly, when you aim the camera at a television, most internal >meters lock onto an average meter reading. The M7's shutter speed >read out keep changing very quickly and doesn't lock onto a specific >speed. I wonder if the sampling rate is at least as fast as 1/30 of >a second so that the refresh rate of the television image actually >triggers a response from the meter. > >This camera is a winner. Now what do I do with my M6's? > >Richard > >Richard Clompus, OD Boy Richard, you really are hooked. At least put the camera down when you are watching TV ;-) cheers - -- Alastair Firkin http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html