Leicameter: Difference between revisions

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Code names - 14217-chrome - 14218-black (as shown) - Leicameter MR-4
Production era - 1967-
Manufacturer - Metrawatt Company of Nuremberg, Germany
Type - Small, shoe-mount CdS meter with on /off slide switch on top for non-interference with the M4 rewind crank. It has ISO range of 6–1600 and is coupled to the shutterspeed dial which just leaves the aperture to be set.
Power supply - Originally by mercury PX625 1.35 batteries; now with zinc-air Wein Cells.
Evolution - Preceded by Metraphot /MF or Leica-meter (NY 1951) f/1.4-22, Leicameter 3 (1934), Leicameter MC (1957) and Leicameter MR (first CdS type in 1967)
Size (w d h) - 71 x 31 x 20 mm / 2.8 x 1.2 x 0.8 in
Reference - Page 91 and 92 of Dennis Laney's Leica 1984 Accessory Guide courtesy of Mike Butkus
Forum discussion
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 *'''Power supply''' - Originally by mercury PX625 1.35 batteries; now with zinc-air Wein Cells.
 *'''Evolution''' - Preceded by Metraphot /MF or Leica-meter (NY 1951) f/1.4-22, Leicameter 3 (1934), Leicameter MC (1957) and Leicameter MR (first CdS type in 1967)
+*'''Size''' (w d h) - 71  x 31  x 20 mm / 2.8 x 1.2 x 0.8 in
 *'''Reference''' -  Page 91 and 92 of Dennis Laney's [http://www.cameramanuals.org/leica_pdf/leica_accessory_guide.pdf Leica 1984 Accessory Guide] courtesy of Mike Butkus
 *'''Forum discussion'''
 **[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/11241-bought-m4-2-now-i-need.html]