Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ken, There is actually two statements but i think I know the one you mean. First the sensitivity to the warm spectrum is well known but only important if you are photographing with slide film where that is the predominate colour. Normally it is not an issue. Now the meter memory problem. Yes I have experienced it but always with my old Nikon F2a. The Nikon F and F2 meters (except for early ones) meter wide open so, if you accidently point a f1.4 lens at the sun, the Cds cell starts hallucinating big time. The MR-4 meter has two ranges so in bright light the meter is shielded quite a bit. Also the meter is only powered for a brief period. These two reasons are probably why the MR-4 meter is not prone to the memory problem. If you point a powered MR meter in low light mode at the sun, I would say it would want to lay down in the shade for awhile before being accurate again. John Collier On Monday, May 13, 2002, at 10:10 AM, Ken Wilcox wrote: > John: > > I've read this many times in many places but I've never seen it > actually happen. Has this ever happened to you? > > At 7:49 AM -0600 5/13/02, John Collier wrote: >> >> ... >> CDs meters are a little bit more sensitive to the yellows and reds, >> have a memory problem when exposed to very bright light (five to ten >> minutes to settle down after being pointed at the sun)... - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html