Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/27

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Subject: [Leica] Visoflex question
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Mon Nov 27 15:51:00 2006
References: <E50B270C-BBE9-456C-8A7D-675A84507219@comcast.net> <35FDF1FF-51F6-461D-A1EC-673438C63783@shaw.ca>

John,

I didn't try the slow rise setting. Sure worth a shot. I don't even  
need film to try as the long exposure is very obvious. It seems like  
if the shutter release is depressed to its 1/2 point it locks the  
shutter before it can make a correct exposure.

Len


On Nov 27, 2006, at 6:40 PM, John Collier wrote:

> Did you try using the slow rise option? That way the meter should  
> have enough time to react.
>
> John Collier
>
> On 27-Nov-06, at 4:34 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>
>> A little while back the question was asked if the M7/M8 would work  
>> in AE mode with a Visoflex. The answer came back yes it would. My  
>> question is "How reliably". I just got a 65mm Elmar and universal  
>> focusing mount for my Viso III. I tried it on my M7 in AE mode and  
>> found that about 50% of the time the shutter would stay open about  
>> 2 seconds way overexposing. I tried adjusting the screw to flip up  
>> the mirror and let the M7 settle on a correct exposure. The  
>> adjustment was very critical and didn't always work. I had the  
>> Viso set to Yellow dot. I finally gave up and went to manual  
>> exposure with the mirror up to save the day. Of course that works.  
>> Does anybody have a foolproof way of using AE or should I stick to  
>> manual setting?
>
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In reply to: Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] Visoflex question)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] Visoflex question)