A question for M6 users

["Peter Jon White" <pjwhite@tiac.net>]

My only camera with through the lens metering is a Canon F-1. I use 
the spot meter focusing screen which shows a slightly darkened 
round area in the center of the viewfinder. It's very easy to 
know what is being metered, regardless of the focal length being 
used.

With my M4 or M3 the area being metered by the MR4 meter corresponds 
to the 90mm frame, so I can easily tell what is being metered.

But with an M6, there is nothing in the viewfinder to indicate the 
meter's area of sensitivity. Also, from the Leica M6 catalog, there 
doesn't seem to be any way of knowing how far over or under exposed 
you are, and so it would be difficult to quickly determine zones. At 
least that's my understanding.

The MR4 meter is hardly accurate enough for critical work. I always 
bracket when using just the MR4. The Canon's meter is far better, (I 
normally take two frames, 1/2 stop apart), but I still like to use a 
hand held spot meter to be sure if I'm only going to get one chance 
at a photograph.

The question is, how useful do you find the meter in the M6, 
especially if you frequently use more than one focal length?

Peter Jon White