S.Rolf Posted May 1, 2017 Share #1 Posted May 1, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ok. I know this sounds completely remedial but...... I have a Black MP and I am going to make the assumption that the shutter speed indicator mark on the top is that black dot embedded at 6:00 if your looking down? Typically, it would be at 9:00 and this black dot against a black top is almost non-existant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pico Posted May 1, 2017 Share #2 Posted May 1, 2017 White line at 9 o'clock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Rolf Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted May 1, 2017 White line at 9 o'clock. Oh man. It blends in with the hot shoe contact. Duhhh...... Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 1, 2017 Share #4 Posted May 1, 2017 Black line on hot shoe at 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted May 1, 2017 Share #5 Posted May 1, 2017 Black line on hot shoe at 9 Yes! I stand corrected. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted May 1, 2017 Share #6 Posted May 1, 2017 RTFM!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frase Posted May 2, 2017 Share #7 Posted May 2, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) RTFM!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Rolf Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted May 3, 2017 Ok, now that makes sense. I see it. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Rolf Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) RTFM!! I did RTFM. Point out to me where it states anything about a "Line" SA. Shutter speed dial The LEICA MP’s shutter speed dial (10) can be used to select shutter speeds from 1/1000s to 1s and, in the 1 position marked in orange or red1, the synchronisation speed of 1/50s. The B/OFF position, also marked in orange or red1, combines two functions: • Exposure meter is turned off. • If the shutter release button (7) is pressed when set to this position, the shutter remains open – for long exposures – for as long as the shutter release is held down. All positions can be felt clicking into place, none of them are locked. 1 For optimum readability, these engravings are orange on black chromium plated cameras and red on silver chromium plated cameras. 9 10 7 8 Edited May 3, 2017 by S.Rolf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted May 3, 2017 Share #10 Posted May 3, 2017 RTFM!! I did RTFM. Point out to me where it states anything about a "Line" SA. It's a fair point – the manual doesn't mention the existence of a line. Now that I look at my M cameras, the line is not exactly obvious so I can understand that somebody completely new to an M camera might be unsure where to line up the shutter speed dial. That said, the dial on the MP doesn't rotate freely. There is a stop point at each end of the shutter speed range which coincides with the position of the 'line'. Even without the instruction in the manual it should eventually seem intuitive that the shutter speed 'marker' is the point beyond which the shutter speed cannot turn at the extremities of its range. If the marker was the rubber bung at "6 o'clock" you wouldn't be able to go through the entire range of shutter speeds in one direction – nor would you be able to select the 1/4 second speed (at least you can't on my M-A). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Rolf Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted May 3, 2017 It's a fair point – the manual doesn't mention the existence of a line. Now that I look at my M cameras, the line is not exactly obvious so I can understand that somebody completely new to an M camera might be unsure where to line up the shutter speed dial. That said, the dial on the MP doesn't rotate freely. There is a stop point at each end of the shutter speed range which coincides with the position of the 'line'. Even without the instruction in the manual it should eventually seem intuitive that the shutter speed 'marker' is the point beyond which the shutter speed cannot turn at the extremities of its range. If the marker was the rubber bung at "6 o'clock" you wouldn't be able to go through the entire range of shutter speeds in one direction – nor would you be able to select the 1/4 second speed (at least you can't on my M-A). Yes, my firs M and first Rangefinder. Leica R7 was my last film camera. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted May 4, 2017 Share #12 Posted May 4, 2017 And when you set 500th sec or turned your R7 OFF how were the numbers on the dial aligned? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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