[Leica] M7 AE lock question

[michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)]

Sounds like something is wrong.


Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

Alex Zabrovsky wrote:
> A question to a fellow M7 users on the list:
> When using AE lock, holding it down (second "pressure point" as per 
> Leica manual) and recomposing I noticed the supposedly locked exposure 
> may jump approx. 1.3 to 1.2 stop back and forth between the originally 
> locked and nearby value (shutter speeds of course) when I recompose (and 
> measuring area gets covered by different lighting pattern).
> When holding AE locked I have upper dot glowing which confirms AE lock, 
> however wen recomposing and the shutter speed jumps to the nearby value 
> (by 1/3-half stop) - the lower dot also gets glowing momentary, when the 
> exposure jumps back to the original locked value - the lower dot goes off.
> 
> Does it make sense for a properly operating M7 ?
> 
> Thanks, Alex
> 
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