[Leica] Visoflex question

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

As I reported, the M8 was not "fast" enough on Auto exposure to set  
the camera and make an image on the Auto flip setting of the Visoflex  
(the one where the mirror is clicked out of the way just as the  
shutter is released. The shutter release is also not "centred",  
though this does not effect the use. I could not get the click to  
happen long enough from the shutter with the adjusting screw to make  
this useful, so the only way I could reliably work it was on the  
mirror slides up with the shutter release arm coming down setting, so  
the mirror was fully up as the release hit the shutter button. with a  
bit of practice, I could make good images with this technique, and  
could use the viewfinder to hold the frame

Cheers
On 28/11/2006, at 10:34, Leonard Taupier wrote:

> A little while back the question was asked if the M7/M8 would work  
> in AE mode with a Visoflex. The answer came back yes it would. My  
> question is "How reliably". I just got a 65mm Elmar and universal  
> focusing mount for my Viso III. I tried it on my M7 in AE mode and  
> found that about 50% of the time the shutter would stay open about  
> 2 seconds way overexposing. I tried adjusting the screw to flip up  
> the mirror and let the M7 settle on a correct exposure. The  
> adjustment was very critical and didn't always work. I had the Viso  
> set to Yellow dot. I finally gave up and went to manual exposure  
> with the mirror up to save the day. Of course that works. Does  
> anybody have a foolproof way of using AE or should I stick to  
> manual setting?
>
> Len
>
>
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