Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, using the wrong battery may have caused the problem. A MR-9 may do the trick but my preference is to have the camera adjusted to take the 1.5v silver cells. It is an inexpensive adjustment that would be part of a CLA. John Collier On Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at 08:44 PM, williamhu99 wrote: > Is it possible that I did not use the mercury PX625 > to cause this problem? Different battery voltage will > cause different metering cell cuve. Is it recommended > to use the mercury PX625? Or it is ok to use the MR-9 > adapter? > >> The shutter speed is hooked up to the meter by a linkage while the >> aperture works solely through the meter cell. Check it against a known >> good meter. It sounds to me that it is time for a new CdS meter cell >> though perhaps just an adjustment to the electrical circuit might do >> the trick. In other words, if there is a problem, it needs a CLA. >> >> On Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at 09:24 AM, William Hu wrote: >> >>> I have a CL body. And I found that the metering finger moves more >>> when >>> I change shutter speed than I change the aperture. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html