I just received my Keks meter for Leica M - decided to give it a try. I ordered the chrome version because I will predominantly use it on my M3, too. So far I really like it - the OLED display is very clear. Nice that it comes with USB-C charging option - it arrives uncharged, full charging takes about an hour. A bit tricky to attach the meter to the correct position - both meter and camera reel need to be set to B positions as shown in the manual. It took me three attempts to make the meter's center pin and the small ridge fitting into the corresponding slots on the camera reel. But after it was aligned, it works all perfectly.
I also had to calibrate for the correct exposure stops aligning the camera's reel with the meter dial. Two steps on the meter were not needed with my M3 DS based reel - for 1/15 (set to jump directly to 1/30 from 1/8) and for 1/60 (set to jump directly to 1/125 from 1/50). Will test it with film, too but I don't think there is an issue getting great photos using this meter.
I just received my Keks meter for Leica M - decided to give it a try. I ordered the chrome version because I will predominantly use it on my M3, too. So far I really like it - the OLED display is very clear. Nice that it comes with USB-C charging option - it arrives uncharged, full charging takes about an hour. A bit tricky to attach the meter to the correct position - both meter and camera reel need to be set to B positions as shown in the manual. It took me three attempts to make the meter's center pin and the small ridge fitting into the corresponding slots on the camera reel. But after it was aligned, it works all perfectly. Will test it with film, too but I don't think there is an issue getting great photos using this meter.
Aug 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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