Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Canonet 28 questions :)
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:43:22 -0400
References: <4D2DC4211C50D311A64C0008C75D6BC507EDE452@m07.ibx.com> <000901c142a7$5474d8c0$d9b0a2ac@nsula.edu>

Close enough fer Gumint work, eh Sonny? ;-)

B. D.

"SonC (Sonny Carter)" wrote:
> 
> Use a silver battery, your exposure will be slightly off, but if you
> use print film, there will be enough latitude to handle it.
> 
> Sonny
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wang, Albert" <Albert.Wang@ibx.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:33 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Canonet 28 questions :)
> 
> > I know that I'm breaking the rules by asking a non-Leica question
> but I just
> > procured a Canonet 28 rangefinder (can't afford a Leica M6 yet
> argh)...
> > basically the unit doesn't come with a battery and there is no
> shutter speed
> > control because there are only two functions: aperture priority and
> fully
> > automatic (which doesn't work without that dreaded mercury battery).
> >
> > Since I can't control the shutter speed without a battery should I
> assume
> > that the Canonet 28 works at the default shutter speed of 1/30 sec?
> that
> > would mean that I can control aperture speed and still use the flash
> unit :)
> >
> > alfie
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In reply to: Message from "Wang, Albert" <Albert.Wang@ibx.com> ([Leica] Canonet 28 questions :))
Message from "SonC (Sonny Carter)" <sonc@sonc.com> (Re: [Leica] Canonet 28 questions :))