dieter_skagen Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Thanks everybody for all your answers on my viewfinder question...I found here in Amsterdam today an M3 in very good shape for $500.00 including a MR meter. Does anybody have experience or have knowledge of well this meter functions. D.Skagen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 If it works - it is an excellent meter and a great match for an M3. Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_collier2 Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Email me off list and I can give you jpegs of the M3 and MR-4 (virtually the same as the MR) manuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean_david_borges2 Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 I am using an MR( bought used) and a M3 DS also just bought used. If the meter is working, despite what others have said here, it is superb and accurate as heck. I have calibrated mine against a Gossens Luna Pro and the Sekonic L208 that resides on the IIIg; it is tack on + or- 1/3 stop. Not bad for an old meter. Only caveat is to try and get a battery that will output the correct voltage as the current replacement for the Mallory mercury 625PX puts out 1.5 and the recommended voltage is 1.35. I have found a japanese battery that outputs 1.4V and the meter is a pleasure to use. If you need instructions for the MR, you can contact manuals2go.com and for $6.00 you get to download the set. Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieter_skagen Posted March 6, 2003 Author Share Posted March 6, 2003 The meter is unused in the box and the camera is almost the same...I think for $500. dollars I'll go for it and see how I like it with my 50mm...I know its off thread and I should repost, but I wondering if anybody has heard of Leica plans for a 50 1.4 ASPH. I have both the Summicron and Summilux and I find (which makes sense I guess) that the Summicron is quite a bit sharper and higher in contrast than the 1.4. A 50mm 1.4 ASPH that would focus to .7 or less is all I can ask for from Leica since they came out with the 28 2.0 ASPH...the only other lens I use. D.Skagen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m__toronto_ Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 $500 is a bargain if the camera is in as good a condition as you describe. $500 usually buys you a heavily used m3...good luck...great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolfe_tessem Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Dieter, There have been rumors that a 50mm ASPH Summilux would be next out of the Solms box, but they are so far just rumors. What lends some credence to them is that it is the lens in the current M lineup in the most need of updating, so it would be a completely logical next choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n.s._ng Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Hi, I have the M3 with the MR4 meter. It is a good combination. Easy to use and accurate. As for the battery, take a look at the Wein PX 675. This is a zinc-air cell and is a replacement for the PX625. N.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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