dietbrand Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Hi, Lately I've noticed that the lightmeter of my Minolta XG-M has started to work slower. Let me explain, When you go from a dark subject to a light (or vice versa) you can see the light meter go from, let's say, 1/1s to 1/500s. Usually this goes very fast, almost instantaneous. Yet, I've noticed that lately the meter will hang between, for example, 1/250s and 1/500s, and after a couple of seconds decide for one of the two. Second remark, though I'm not sure of this, I believe the meter is also influenced by the clarity of the previous subject. I for example I focus on a candle (1/1000s) and after that I focus on a neutrally lit subject (1/60s) the meter will indicate a higher value than if I would have focused on a dark subject (1/1s), and vice versa. Now for my question. Is my light meter defective, or is it a mere matter of battery power? Or perhaps it's because the electronics need cleaning (bad contacts, power draingin)? Thanks in advance for your help. D. Vandenberghe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_henderson Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 You have to try a new battery first, don't you? Then if that's no better you'd look in an old camera for corrosion-related power problems you might be ablr to fix. If it's something deep in the circuitry is it cheaper to replace than repair? One thing for sure. Meters have memories and if you switch quickly from one extreme to the other you'll find a hang-over from your first subject. Leave it a few seconds and try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dietbrand Posted February 9, 2003 Author Share Posted February 9, 2003 Damn, my xg-m just stopped working today. I was shooting an action shot with my MD1 attached when it suddenly died. The battery check light still lights up, and when I switched the batteries (there are two batt. stacked upon each other) the camera worked again for one shot. New batteries had no result. Sigh so I guess the electronics must have a bad contact somewhere (perhaps the capacitator has given up). Oh well, maybe it's time for a big overhaul (it has been more than twenty years of service). Anyway, thanks to for the response. To the repair shop it is! D. Vandenberghe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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