Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is easy and inexpensive to have the MR meter calibrated for 1.5v silver cells. You can then either use the hard to find silver 625 or an o-ring around the very common SR44. I like the MR meter because you can see the metered area through the viewfinder and the reading locks. It is also possible and inexpensive to have the M and MC Leicameters overhauled and new selenium cells put in though they are not very sensitive in low light. John Collier On Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 04:14 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html