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Tom
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 08:34 am: | 
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Just finished complete CLA and everything came out fine, except for one problem. When I take it off AUTO, the meter does not shut off. Have done many cameras before and this a new problem for me. Hate to open it up again, but what turns meter on/off when turning ring. |
Winfried
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 12:07 pm: |
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That's pretty normal, the meter of the Auto-S2 indicates aperture values even in manual mode. BTW I prefer this method which allows you to follow the proposal of the internal light meter or to set your own values. |
Tom
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 04:06 pm: |
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Winfried,
Thank you. I assume the only way to conserve the battery then, would be to use a lens cap? I somehow thought that setting to MANUAL mode would turn off power to meter.
Thanks again |
Winfried
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 12:01 am: |
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Actually most cameras turn off the meter by setting the aperture dial to any manually controlled value. On the Auto-S2 (and some others, like the Ricoh500G/GX/MF/RF) the only way to switch off the meter is using a lens cap.
The Minolta Hi-Matic7/7s have an OFF position on the ASA control ring but this just places a blind in front of the meter cell. |
