Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Frank I was just virtually playing with the R-D1 on this german website http://www.epsonrd1.de/virtual/virtual.html but [sob] I guess it will not be tomorrow that I have a real one in my hands :-( Didier >The lightmeter is a bit like a Leica, metering by light reflecting off a >white patch on the shutter. It is quite simple to use it well if one >understands this. It is just as prone to error as any simple reflected >light system and the normal precautions are appropriate. That said, I have >had super results, as one would expect from Leica lenses! >Frank > >>Frank, I have read several reviews about the R-D1 and in some the >>lightmeter accuracy was told to be poor or at least not fully satisfying. >>Can you say something about that? >>TIA >>Didier