Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]can the MR4 use the mercury px625 replacement MR9 adapter and silver 386 cells? with regard to the older MC meter, i hear that selenium cells of this age are hit-or-miss. my 2.8F meter works just fine, but i guess i am lucky. thanks, - -rei > From: nhcharch@netscape.net (Noel Charchuk) > > The Leica M meter uses no batteries, and has a wide angle of acceptance, doesn't work well in low light situations. It uses a selenium cell, which can fade with age, but I find it quite useful using color print film, which has a wider latitude than slide. > The MR meter uses the PX625 battery, uses a CDS cell, has a narrower angle of acceptance, and is accurate enough to use with slide film. > Both meters will couple with the M2,3 and 4 shutter speed dials, and will provide proper readout on all those cameras. > They do reduce the settings by one step, as the shutter speed gets set through the coupling, you just have to remember to set the aperture. > Noel > > "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com> wrote: > > >are leicameters considered viable as user equipment? do they all fit m2,3, > >and 4? from the user perspective, which meters are desirable? i know the > >MR's take batteries, but no longer available? > > > >thanks, > > > >thanks, > > > >-rei - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html