Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe they are referring to lack of 6-bit encoding for non-Leica lenses. Ric On Dec 27, 2006, at 11:14 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: > But Brian, is that ever the case with the M6,7,8? The camera doesn't > really "know" the f-stop does it? It just measures the light falling > on the reflected patch. I was assuming that the coupling would be that > it wasn't setting the bright-frame lines properly. > > Adam > > > On 12/27/06, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: >> Coupling means that the lens tells the camera what F stop it is >> set to. >> This allows the camera to measure the exposure and set the shutter >> speed. >> >> >> > This may be na?ve, but how can it not couple at 1.2? The >> diaphragm is >> > independent of the camera. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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