Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Use a silver battery, your exposure will be slightly off, but if you use print film, there will be enough latitude to handle it. Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wang, Albert" <Albert.Wang@ibx.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:33 AM Subject: [Leica] Canonet 28 questions :) > I know that I'm breaking the rules by asking a non-Leica question but I just > procured a Canonet 28 rangefinder (can't afford a Leica M6 yet argh)... > basically the unit doesn't come with a battery and there is no shutter speed > control because there are only two functions: aperture priority and fully > automatic (which doesn't work without that dreaded mercury battery). > > Since I can't control the shutter speed without a battery should I assume > that the Canonet 28 works at the default shutter speed of 1/30 sec? that > would mean that I can control aperture speed and still use the flash unit :) > > alfie > -- > 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