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Picked up the MP for the first time in a while.

Really dumb question I know, but does the MP light meter base it's ISO of the film DX code or dial on the back.

I hope it's the former, otherwise I'm going to need to push this Velvia 2 stops :-(

 

 

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Absolutely.

 

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/images/5/54/MP_Instructions_en.pdf

 

If you don't have MP manual, here is from Wiki, just in case...page 69.

 

Stop teasing him, page 182 shows how to set the camera to DX simply by setting it to auto exposure ('A' on the speed dial of the MP) and this can be confirmed by using the 'open' toggle switch on the baseplate.

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Paul,

So I'm guessing you previously had an ISO 400 film in and you set the ISO on the back if the MP to 400. Now you have Velvia 100DL in but the ISO is still set to 400, so the film will be underexposed by 2 stops hence the need to push process? If you've only taken a few shots you could correct the ISO on the back and work as normal, process as normal knowing you've lost those shots. But if you don't want to lose them you'll have to continue at 400 and push process.

 

If you do push process please let us know the results. Under exposed velvia is normally very red but I don't know what pushing will do to the colours or dynamic range?

 

Good luck.

Lincoln

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Thanks all. Not sure about the sarcasm though. I misread the page in the manual about electrical contacts passing the ISO to the metering system that's all...

Yes I forgot to change the ISO from 400 to 100. These things happen.

Paul

 

 

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