Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/26

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Subject: [Leica] Minolta CLE shutter speed display
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:15:38 -0400
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So not only is the meter off, but, if you don't remember, you also have no
idea what shutter speed is set unless you take your eye away from the
finder and check the top dial. Yes?


-Lew Schwartz

On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:04 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's my memory, too, and it seems to be what's happening. The problem is
> that I keep asking myself: "Why would anyone do this?"
>
>
> -Lew Schwartz
>
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> My recollection is that the meter is off when you are not in auto.  You
>> need to meter, and to get AE lock, switch to manual.   Weird, but that's
>> the thing.
>>
>> from my iPad
>>
>> Sonny Carter
>>
>> > On Jun 26, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Does the viewfinder show any metering info at all (eg manual shutter
>> speed)
>> > in manual mode? I'm taking mine out of storage to inaugurate a new
>> > darkroom, everything else on the camera seems to be working, but
>> there's no
>> > shutter info if it's not in auto mode.
>> >
>> > Wish I remembered this stuff.
>> >
>> > -Lew Schwartz
>> >
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