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Photocells on Minox 35 MB


waspandy

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I have no user manual for my MB, and can't find any information on the web about the small photocell next to the red LED on this camera. The photocell for the lightmeter is placed on the lens. Does the other one have something to do with the flash? It seems that it only exists on the ML and MB. Hope you can help.
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I found the solution. Is has nothing to do with the flash. The ML and

MB both have LED's instead of a needle in the viewfinder. This extra

photocell is used to control the glare (is that the right phrase?) of

these LED's. Just like an electronic alarmclock that lowers the glare

of the numbers at night. It can easily be verified, point the camera

at something while pressing the shutter lightly, then cover and

oncover the photocell and watch the glare of the LED change. When

Minox design, they think about everything!

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