Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/25

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Subject: Re: leica cl
From: Peter Stork <ar487@detroit.freenet.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 13:45:16 -0800

Steven Blutter wrote:
> 
> Peter J. Fasi wrote:
> >
> > Steven Blutter wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey fellas, i'm new to this group but my love of the M's goes back 25
> > > yrs when i traded a nikkormat for a IIIf, then graduated to M's.
> > > I just picked up a CL (mine was stolen 10 yrs ago) and the strap lug on
> > > the back has been repaired but the repair doesn't look like it will hold
> > > for too long.
> > > -any ideas of where to get a CL back.  any horde of parts?
> > > -also, in an old Popular Photography lab report it is mentioned that the
> > > 40mm Summi.CL is not accurate on other M's.  Would love to use it on my
> > > M'3's as the 40 should just about cover the entire VF (outside the 50mm
> > > bright lines). anyone seen a lab report on summi 40mm CL on a reg. M?
> > > rgrds, sblutter
> > On a related note, I lost the instruction manual to my Leica CL and had
> > not used the meter because of accuracy problems. There is a 'flag' that
> > appears in the top right-hand corner or the viewfinder at certain
> > shutter speeds. Any idea what this indicates?
> 
> the flag shows up at different shutter speeds depending on the asa.
> centering the flag in the top vf cutout readies you to do a battery
> check, the little silver button next to the lens.
> 
> sorry to hear you're having accuracy problems - is it perhaps that the
> meter is still calabrated for the older 625/px-13 1.5 volt and not the
> new pain in the butt 1.35.  I'm in the middle of figuring new asa's
> without expensive recalibration by a technician.  at any rate, good luck
> - no extra back eh?
no extra back, sorry. The meter is off by 6 f/stops, so I don't think it
caused solely by the battery, but thanks for the info.