The MX may have this problem, but remember it is a fully manual camera. Use a brimmed hat to set exposure, and then do anything you want. Nothing will change once you set aperature and shutter. Not a big deal, as far as I'm concerned.
William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dr E D F Williams > Subject: Re: MX Light Meter > > > Sounds like bad design to me. I once tried the Alpa by shining > a small > > penlight into the viewfinder beside my eye - no difference. > > It's a bad design shared by a lot of camera makers. Pretty much > any camera that reads light off the focusing screen shares this > problem. > The Nikon F3 and I believe the Canon F1 had eyepiece blinds that > could be closed to keep light out of the viewfinder specifically > to overcome this issue. > Alpa's method of overcoming this sounds interesting, though > neither it nor the brand seemed to catch on. > > William Robb
