kmallick
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I loaded up newly purchased R3A with a roll of 400CN and after a few shots I realized that the 2000 shutter speed is blinking fast when I have the mode dial on A. Its only the 2000 that is blinking and I have tried new batteries to no avail. I have the Skopar 50mm 2.5 lens on the R3A and there is no way I need a shutter speed higher than 2000 indoors with the aperture set to 5.6 or 8. The film speed is correctly selected as 400. If I choose to close the lens down completely I can see the 1000 lit and the 2000 stops blinking. When I select a shutter speed (say 125) different from the A setting that speed is lit but the 2000 is blinking still.
Is there anything else I should check? Is it a faulty meter?
Is there anything else I should check? Is it a faulty meter?
Spleenrippa
Yes, Right There
Strange... Low battery indication is blinking LEDs, but at both ends...
Hmm... I can't find anything about a blinking 2000 error on Google... I've never seen this in my own R3A...
Do you have the right type of batteries installed? Are both sets of your batts the same brand and/or type equivalence? I wonder if it could be a voltage issue?
Have you tried setting the film speed to something different and checking the meter then?
Hmm... I can't find anything about a blinking 2000 error on Google... I've never seen this in my own R3A...
Do you have the right type of batteries installed? Are both sets of your batts the same brand and/or type equivalence? I wonder if it could be a voltage issue?
Have you tried setting the film speed to something different and checking the meter then?
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kmallick
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Thanks. Its strange indeed. And I have been googling for an hour to find anything related to blinking 2000 - nada!
I have a R2A and that one meters correctly. For sure I have the correct batteries installed on the R3A - but I swapped them with the ones on R2A - same problem.
I also tried to set the film speed to a different value and the 2000 still blinks on R3A until you stop it down to 11 or 16, when I get to a shutter speed of 1000 barely.
Is there anything can check to see if the light meter is being obstructed etc? I have already tested the Skopar 50 on the R2A which meters just fine. I am getting a shutter speed of 60 in the same indoor light where the R3A shows the blinking 2000. Something goofy for sure.
I have a R2A and that one meters correctly. For sure I have the correct batteries installed on the R3A - but I swapped them with the ones on R2A - same problem.
I also tried to set the film speed to a different value and the 2000 still blinks on R3A until you stop it down to 11 or 16, when I get to a shutter speed of 1000 barely.
Is there anything can check to see if the light meter is being obstructed etc? I have already tested the Skopar 50 on the R2A which meters just fine. I am getting a shutter speed of 60 in the same indoor light where the R3A shows the blinking 2000. Something goofy for sure.
Spleenrippa
Yes, Right There
Thanks. Its strange indeed. And I have been googling for an hour to find anything related to blinking 2000 - nada!
I have a R2A and that one meters correctly. For sure I have the correct batteries installed on the R3A - but I swapped them with the ones on R2A - same problem.
I also tried to set the film speed to a different value and the 2000 still blinks on R3A until you stop it down to 11 or 16, when I get to a shutter speed of 1000 barely.
Is there anything can check to see if the light meter is being obstructed etc? I have already tested the Skopar 50 on the R2A which meters just fine. I am getting a shutter speed of 60 in the same indoor light where the R3A shows the blinking 2000. Something goofy for sure.
Yeah, I hope someone more knowledgeable than me pipes up
I believe the metering cell itself is in the bottom of the chamber. I don't have my R3A on hand right to double check but it might be worth a look.
Not much left to fiddle with... Maybe try letting the camera sit for a while without the batteries installed? Chanting, 'bad electrons out,' whilst it sits may help... It does on the ancient aircraft I work on
kmallick
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ok, thanks. will try taking the batteries off the camera over the night. this is a bummer!
Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
My R-d1 (based on the auto Bessas) does that when it senses the exposure is out of range. In other words too much light with the ISO and aperture settings as they are, the shutter not being able to go beyond 1/2000s. Stop the lens down and see what happens.
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gb hill
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That's what the instructions says it is...overexposure. Scroll to page 13
http://www.cameramanuals.org/voigtlander_pdf/voigtlander_bessa_r2a_r3a.pdf
Leigh Youdale
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Does it work properly on manual settings? (Should match your R2 settings).
It sounds as if it may not if you're talking about closing the lens right down and still getting 1000 as the indicated shutter speed with ISO 400 film.
If the battery "R&R" overnight doesn't fix it, I'd stop ferreting around here for an answer and, if the camera is new (not just "newly purchased"), return it for a fix or replace. Remember it does have a PCB and electronics do sometimes fail. I had to send my R4A back to Japan to have a new PCB fitted when the camera developed a fault which fired any fitted flash randomly and out of control. If the PCB is shot then there's no alternative but to have the camera repaired - it's not a DIY job.
It sounds as if it may not if you're talking about closing the lens right down and still getting 1000 as the indicated shutter speed with ISO 400 film.
If the battery "R&R" overnight doesn't fix it, I'd stop ferreting around here for an answer and, if the camera is new (not just "newly purchased"), return it for a fix or replace. Remember it does have a PCB and electronics do sometimes fail. I had to send my R4A back to Japan to have a new PCB fitted when the camera developed a fault which fired any fitted flash randomly and out of control. If the PCB is shot then there's no alternative but to have the camera repaired - it's not a DIY job.
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kmallick
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Thank you all for the advice. Its not due to overexposure as I mentioned that my R2A meters fine under the same light conditions. I am afraid something is wrong with the electronics. What a shame.
Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
Do you set the ISO manually, or does it set it automatically (reads DX coding)?
kmallick
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I have to set the ISO manually in R3A. I have set it to ISO 25 and the 2000 shutter speed blinks! I have a feeling the meter or the PCB is bad. It needs to go back. Back to my R2A.