My M's should come with a roll of camera tape........

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1 hour ago, scott kirkpatrick said:

Nobody's asked, so I will.  Why did you half-cover the exposure comp dial with black tape, covering the area where it went to -3?  I use the M10-D in A mode, and have found it quite reliable, perhaps giving better exposure readings than the M10 does.  I like to use a 24 Elmarit-asph, with either the VF20 or a Zeiss 25 mm optical finder.

Hi Scott, it's that shape/coverage because the only tape to hand at the time was 1/2" black camera tape........So I trimmed it to shape so it wouldn't "freeze" the on/off/wifi outside switch and have that stuck in one place......

Edited March 18, 2019 by petermullett

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1 hour ago, JusBL@zE said:

Hi Petermullett, I believe the OVF will have a flashing red dot to remind you that you have adjusted your compensation dial when you are in Aperture priority mode.  I would say be on the look out for that. Or as someone else suggested, go full manual to prevent the issue going forward.

Yes JusBL@zE but as I wasn't using the M's OVF I wouldn't have seen it.

This is all just odd operator error, but it isn't serious and yes I do have a fix, albeit an ugly one perhaps, to avoid the problem in the future.

I did have a thought that maybe just turning the camera on with the MD10's on/off/wifi switch a couple of times in the dark location may have accidentally turned the inner comp' wheel to the -3 position, if so then that's another reason to regret that Leica moved the on/off from the tried and proven position around the shutter release to the back of the camera....... 

 

42 minutes ago, Pyrogallol said:

There was a similar thread about finders falling out of the shoe on the camera (early screw models do not have a spring to hold them in.)

My suggestion, that I use, is a small piece of paper to tighten up the fit of the finder. Doesn’t matter if you loose it when you take the finder off, there are lots of other little bits of paper in the world to replace it.

 

 Pyrogallol. thanks, I'll try that....but I'll still have some tape in the kit handy too.

Edited March 18, 2019 by petermullett

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vor 6 Stunden schrieb petermullett:

What a great idea....never thought of that.

Can I do that with my regular M10 even though the Leica half-case's flap does tend to cover the screen?

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10 hours ago, petermullett said:

When reviewing images shot this past weekend in Sete I found on downloading to the computer that sometime / somehow during the day I'd moved the exposure compensation dial to -3, so many images just are unusable........and this was after I nearly lost the Voigtlander 21mm clip on finder after it dropped off without me noticing, ( thankfully an hour or so later it was recovered under the bistro chair where I'd lunched ).

Yes sure I would have noticed the exposure compensation if I was using the EVF, but I much prefer a clip-on OVF everytime with such WA lenses. Maybe I'd have noticed the -3 setting in the M's viewfinder if I used that for focusing, but there was no need to focus with a 21mm at f8+, so I never used the M's finder...........And I never use Foto's for chimping or review, philosophically for me there's no point to do that if you have an MD so I never caught the under-exposure until I downloaded to my Mac next day.......And if there was a better fit or a lock with the clip-on finder maybe I wouldn't have nearly been 200 bucks in the wind. But once again camera tape is the ongoing solution, now my MD looks like my other Leica's with black camera tape adornment. 

So, if you use a clip-on OVF with the M10's be careful, and carry some tape.

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Hi Petermullett,

It looks like overall some good "lessons learned" experiences on working with the controls of your new camera. However, if the exp. comp dial is loose enough to move on its own, I would compare it to one in a store if possible and have yours fixed. It really shouldn't behave this way.

Secondly, we all have our working methods so please feel free to ignore my advice here but when working with a 21 its prudent to check your exposure once on a shoot. This is not the same as chimping. Yesterday, my first exposure  from the scene below was way off. Had I not checked I would have come home disappointed. M246 with 21 SEM

 

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i find the exposure comp in the m10-d to need some effort to move.  Is your that loosey goosey?

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On 3/18/2019 at 5:21 PM, PCPix said:

...and wouldn’t it be great if the manufacturers of optical finders put a locking thumbwheel on the foot (like practically all flashes do)? 

In fact Paul the Leica 21-24-28 OVF does have a locking screw that negates the problem of an OVF slipping off so easily. I do have one, it's not bad at all but I prefer to use the much smaller and brighter VC 21/25 as it keeps everything much more compact.

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On 3/19/2019 at 12:03 AM, low325 said:

i find the exposure comp in the m10-d to need some effort to move.  Is your that loosey goosey?

No not really Iow325, it seems to be to spec'.....but I tend to think that whilst turning the camera on/off in relatively dark environments this weekend I must have turned the exposure compensation dial too. But anyway, the tape will remain in situ now.