JHAG Posted October 9, 2013 Share #1 Â Posted October 9, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Suddenly, lightmeter on one of my two R9 is off by two stops. I wonder why, because I recently did a series of shots with the DMR and they were flawless. No "Err" message. Any idea ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sc_rufctr Posted October 9, 2013 Share #2 Â Posted October 9, 2013 Is it the same on all settings? I hope it's not the centre spot sensor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share #3 Â Posted October 9, 2013 On selective (centre spot), all bars are lit and triangle indicates I'm outside measure at every speed. On the two others (multizone and integral), it's off 2 stops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted October 9, 2013 Share #4 Â Posted October 9, 2013 Sounds like the metering cells went on the R9. I had it happen to my R9 a few days before I needed it for a trip, but Kindermann Canada had the parts and fixed it in a day. Â It is not a cheap fix. The R9 and R8 are made as modules and to fix the metering, they replace the mirror box module. I think mine cost about $600 to repair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share #5 Â Posted October 9, 2013 Ouch. On a backup camera rarely used, it's disappointing. My Leica dealer has an in-house fixer which is quite efficient. He seemed to say it was not that bad to tweak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 9, 2013 Share #6 Â Posted October 9, 2013 My R8 required expensesive repair for the meter. This seems to be a weakness of the R8 and R9. I believe that Andy Barton gave up on his R8/9 due to meter issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joop van Heijgen Posted October 9, 2013 Share #7 Â Posted October 9, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) My R8 required expensesive repair for the meter. This seems to be a weakness of the R8 and R9. I believe that Andy Barton gave up on his R8/9 due to meter issues. Â http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-r-leica-flex/261382-leica-r8-centre-spot-metering-stopped.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc_rufctr Posted October 10, 2013 Share #8  Posted October 10, 2013 Sounds like the metering cells went on the R9. I had it happen to my R9 a few days before I needed it for a trip, but Kindermann Canada had the parts and fixed it in a day. It is not a cheap fix. The R9 and R8 are made as modules and to fix the metering, they replace the mirror box module. I think mine cost about $600 to repair.  How long ago was that Mr Robsteve? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted October 11, 2013 Share #9 Â Posted October 11, 2013 How long ago was that Mr Robsteve? Â It was probably six or seven years ago. With taxes and shipping the bill might have reached $700. The part,which is the whole mirro rbox, may be about $350 to $400 and they need to take the whole camera apart to fix it. Plus they need the Leica software to setup the camera afterwards. It is a repair that probably can only be done by Leica themselves or a regional distributor that has the Leica test equipment for the R8/R9. Â If you do get it repaired, they can also setup the metering to a global -1/3 stop which gives near perfect exposure with the DMR. I had this done and and my exposures were dead on with the DMR. Prior to this I was using -1/2 but this was a tad too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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