Canon LTM New canon 7S..

[bobkatz]

Friends....just received my canon 7s with 0.95 50mm for BIN eby.. but im afraid i dont understand the use of the lightmeter, I know it has H and Low setting for out/ondoor photos, but looking around I cant find some instructions about its use, i mean where the needle must be, etc. etc..
Any advices about instruction manual or how use it..will be very apreciatted.
Best.
Bob.

 

[Meleica]

here is the manual for the Canon 7 which is the same as the 7s

http://66.49.230.119/canon_pdf/canon_7_bell_&_howell.pdf

Dan

 

[dexdog]

You also need to find an appropriate battery to run the silicon meter. Originally designed to use a mercury battery, you will have to find one of the zinc-air batteries, or a converter that uses silver-based batteries, in order for the meter to function.

 

[bobkatz]

Dan and dexdog...thanks so much...I appreciate your time... the lighmeter is ok, cause when i swicht to check, the needle goes to the blue zone, and i thinks this means the battery is OK..
Best..
Bob.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

> You also need to find an appropriate battery to run the silicon meter.

It's a CDS cell, the Canon 7s came out years before Silicon Photo cells were used. Watch the sensitivity at the extremes.

 

[LeicaTom]

Congrats Rob!

Your gonna like that combo *I have the Canon 7S manual copied someplace* I have to burn it to a CD for you.....it`s a pretty uncommon to rare manual, hardly ever offered for sale, I sold the one I had I think for $75?

Tom

PS: How`s your Xenon doing? You should really start using that lens alot down there, it`s a great "art" lens

 

[dexdog]

> You also need to find an appropriate battery to run the silicon meter.

It's a CDS cell, the Canon 7s came out years before Silicon Photo cells were used. Watch the sensitivity at the extremes.

Thankis for the correction, Brian. Agree that it is a CdS meter

 

[bobkatz]

Congrats Rob!

Your gonna like that combo *I have the Canon 7S manual copied someplace* I have to burn it to a CD for you.....it`s a pretty uncommon to rare manual, hardly ever offered for sale, I sold the one I had I think for $75?

Tom

PS: How`s your Xenon doing? You should really start using that lens alot down there, it`s a great "art" lens

Thanks everyone for comments..
Tom: since You told me about my xenon...I am using it a little bit more.....and Iam learning to love it¡¡¡
And BTW it has a new leather bag i got for free ..from a member at LUG,,can checkit here:
http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/84315-leather-bag-35-2-free.html
and thanks for the manual....
Bob..

PS: Now I understood (I thinks so...)
Thanks friends....