MP metering dot

[Huss]

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On 9/18/2023 at 6:28 AM, StephenH said:

Another reason I prefer my M5....

Yah, except don't paint the meter arm on your M5, even if the cell looks uneven...

[aesop]

On 9/15/2023 at 11:55 AM, geoffnik said:

The metering dot on my MP needs a touch up! Anyone know the best white paint/ink to use? Thanks.

       ...I'm curious, how long have you had the camera and when did this 'abrasion' appear? For some context, my three M film bodies were purchased brand new in 1986, 2004 and 2007 respectively - they have been in regular use in environments ranging from polar to equatorial, and I am yet to come across this issue. Perhaps I am just ignorant. Or lucky.

[geoffnik]

Ive had the MP from new - 2003 I think. Noticed the ‘abrasion’ about a year ago.

No idea how it happened…..

[Huss]

46 minutes ago, geoffnik said:

Ive had the MP from new - 2003 I think. Noticed the ‘abrasion’ about a year ago.

No idea how it happened…..

The meter paint on all of them is uneven.

[Huss]

Leicaccinos.

[ianman]

M stands for Macchiato.

[StephenH]

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The metering pattern on my Olympus OM-2n's shutter curtain appears to be silkscreened--just another example of how Japanese manufacturers seem to have more refined production techniques than our beloved Leica.  

[LocalHero1953]

On 9/18/2023 at 8:28 PM, madNbad said:

How do you tape over the "Leica" logo?

Ask for a black coffee.

In covid times they gave out masks instead (black with a red dot). Mine came with a SL2-S.

[Greenhilltony]

7 hours ago, StephenH said:

The metering pattern on my Olympus OM-2n's shutter curtain appears to be silkscreened--just another example of how Japanese manufacturers seem to have more refined production techniques than our beloved Leica.  

I love the metering pattern on my once owned Minolta CLE. There are lots of seemingly randomly scattered white points on the curtain. There is also a metering cell inside the bottom of the mount. A devil idea comes to mind: what if I replace the metering curtain of M6/MP with the CLE’s?

[erl]

On 9/20/2023 at 4:18 AM, geoffnik said:

Ive had the MP from new - 2003 I think. Noticed the ‘abrasion’ about a year ago.

No idea how it happened…..

I think maybe you have been shooting in some rough lighting conditions!

Such light is bound to be rough on the white dot. 

[aesop]

On 9/21/2023 at 4:22 AM, Greenhilltony said:

I love the metering pattern on my once owned Minolta CLE. There are lots of seemingly randomly scattered white points on the curtain. There is also a metering cell inside the bottom of the mount. A devil idea comes to mind: what if I replace the metering curtain of M6/MP with the CLE’s?

 

           ...let us know how you get on. Good luck.

 

[Huss]

On 9/20/2023 at 8:22 PM, Greenhilltony said:

I love the metering pattern on my once owned Minolta CLE. There are lots of seemingly randomly scattered white points on the curtain. There is also a metering cell inside the bottom of the mount. A devil idea comes to mind: what if I replace the metering curtain of M6/MP with the CLE’s?

Think this through.  The CLE's curtain is basically 50% black, 50% white.  The MP metering dot is 100% white.  So it will overexpose by 1 stop...