>From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >When I last used my ME S I noticed that, while the shutter speed >indicator >lights in the viewfinder were working, they didn't match my judgement of >what the correct exposure should be. Speeds were off by a couple - three >stops at times, other times they seemed closer to accurate.
>I've never encountered this exact problem before. Will a battery that is >low on power, in this case a lithium cell, cause such problems, or might >there be another factor involved? EVERY ME SUPER I HAVE OWNED (5) has done this to me. I believe the problem is either corrosion/filth in the film speed dial, corrosion/filth in the meter cell area, or corrosion of the meter cells. I'm assuming it was recommending underexposure of about three stops? (mine did) Try wiggling the film speed setting and see if that gives a temporary reprieve. I believe a simple cleaning of the affected part (not even a full CLA) will fix the problem. I had most of mine done before I gave up on them. > If such is the >case, here's another argument against relying too much on >the built in meter of the camera and electronics. Had I not been paying >attention to the shutter speed readout, as one may easily do when >shooting >aperture priority with an automatic camera, and not trusted my own >experience as to what the proper exposure should have been, there'd be a >lot of poorly exposed frames on that roll of film. Amen to that. Knowing light well enought to suspect that your meter is misleading you is a critical skill. I spent a lot of time in college eyeballing light and then taking a meter reading to check myself, so that I can now eyeball most situations to within a stop. I also shoot on manual all the time now, because I've got a much better idea what I'm looking at than my camera does. DJE
