Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's what I thought, too, before the surned burned a series of holes into my fornt curtain. The lens was set a f 2.8... Op 11-jun-06, om 14:39 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven: > That's a shame Philippe... I ran across one of the Leica/ > photography experts some time back who advised not setting the lens > on small apertures to prevent burning curtains. All one has to do > is pull off the lens on a sunny day and see what makes smoke on > your arm? There are a few rules I try to follow when outside > shooting.....Always rotate aperture ring counterclockwise when > through with shooting....Always set camera face down or at least > never on it's back. If carrying two cameras (around neck and on > shoulder) carry the shoulder camera with lens facing in. > > Walt > > Philippe Orlent wrote: > >> Don't know about the meter, but I remember that the risk of >> burning holes in curtains by direct sunlight into the lens gets >> less with smaller lens opening. >> I got one burned in mine when set at 2.8. >> >> >> Op 11-jun-06, om 12:26 heeft Vick Ko het volgende geschreven: >> >>> I am just back from a very interesting trip to Bangalore (too >>> few days, but >>> in a way, just enough days). Interesting to see the thread on the >>> temples...hmm. >>> >>> I was visiting my workteam, and a bit of sightseeing. The >>> camera on my trip >>> was a Leica CL. >>> >>> One question, on one day, my workteam took me out to play >>> cricket and when >>> it was "team photo" time, one of the guys took our cameras >>> (there were 2 of >>> us), stood back and took our photos. My camera was at f16, and >>> I noticed >>> that he put it face up on the ground. >>> >>> I had thoughts of horror as I worried about the sun burning a >>> hole into the >>> shutter. I did notice that he wound the film on, so I think at >>> least there >>> was a chance of the sun, coming in at f16, hitting the meter. >>> >>> So my LUG questions: >>> >>> 1. can the sun at f16 burn a hole? I'm not wanting to try the >>> experiment >>> >>> 2. can the sun at f16 hurt my CL meter? It seems fine. I >>> suspect the sun >>> is not at its focal point for the meter face >>> >>> I did notice a discoloured patch that is off to the edge of the >>> shutter, 1/4 >>> of the way to the edge. It doesn't look like the sun "melted" >>> the rubber >>> there, maybe it was there always. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Vick Ko >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >