Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/16
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At 03:03 PM 16-12-96 +0545, Ian wrote:
>
>Greetings from Nepal,
>
> I just picked up a MR-4 meter for my M4-P and am wondering how to
>zero the thing as needless to say, manuals are in short supply in this
>country. My guess so far is that you cover the light inlet, turn on the
>meter and then zero it with the screw on the back. I would appreciate if
>knowing if this is the proper method or not.
>
> I usually use a 1 degree Pentax spot meter modified by Zone VI
>Studios for my 4x5 work but I like the idea of a small on camera meter for
>street work with the Leica. Has anyone out there had experience with the
>MR-4 meter? How accurate is it? Thanks in advance.
If you have access to a meter that gives you readings that you trust (say
your Pentax spot meter), why not adjust the screw on the MR-4 until it
agrees with the Pentax when pointing at a uniform light source?
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