Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/26

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Subject: [Leica] Minolta CLE shutter speed display
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:32:46 -0500
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Yes.  I really liked the camera, but it was a little too small for me.
I've owned two of them.

I just remembered that Steve Gandy has a write-up on the CLE.

It is here:

https://www.cameraquest.com/cle.htm


On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 6:15 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So not only is the meter off, but, if you don't remember, you also have no
> idea what shutter speed is set unless you take your eye away from the
> finder and check the top dial. Yes?
>
>
> -Lew Schwartz
>
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:04 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > That's my memory, too, and it seems to be what's happening. The problem
> is
> > that I keep asking myself: "Why would anyone do this?"
> >
> >
> > -Lew Schwartz
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> My recollection is that the meter is off when you are not in auto.  You
> >> need to meter, and to get AE lock, switch to manual.   Weird, but that's
> >> the thing.
> >>
> >> from my iPad
> >>
> >> Sonny Carter
> >>
> >> > On Jun 26, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> 
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Does the viewfinder show any metering info at all (eg manual shutter
> >> speed)
> >> > in manual mode? I'm taking mine out of storage to inaugurate a new
> >> > darkroom, everything else on the camera seems to be working, but
> >> there's no
> >> > shutter info if it's not in auto mode.
> >> >
> >> > Wish I remembered this stuff.
> >> >
> >> > -Lew Schwartz
> >> >
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


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