Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/10

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Subject: RE: [Leica] R in your 50-ties and above
From: "Ginex, Mike" <mginex@panynj.gov>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:57:57 -0400

>"I have had to recalibrate the meters for non-mercury batteries."

Must this be done in order for the meter to be accurate? 
How far out will it be if you don't?

Thanks.

Mike



  



  


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From: SthRosner@aol.com [mailto:SthRosner@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 2:22 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] R in your 50-ties and above


In a message dated 4/9/02 12:44:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
telyt@earthlink.net writes:

> The viewfinder, particularly the SL, SL2 or R8 viewfinders.  The R4-series

> viewfinders aren't nearly as old-eyes-friendly  I'll be 50 in July, and
the 
> R4sP ceased to be a usable camera for me about 7 or 8 years ago.  At that 
> time I switched back to the Leicaflex SL and since then have had zero 
trouble 
> focussing.

Interesting, Doug; within the last two months I've bought two Leicaflex SLs 
and just sold my R6. The SLs are big and heavy and clunky but they are built

like fortresses and the viewfinders are extraordinary. Sherry has said to me

that in her opinion the SL is the M3 of Leica reflex cameras. I have had to 
recalibrate the meters for non-mercury batteries. Ernst Hartmann at Leica 
Northvale, whom I saw just this morning on my way upstate from New York, is 
doing that as I write this.

Seth           LaK 9
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