Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin Omlin wrote: >When using let's say a 35 mm lens the measuring area of the M6 >is already quite large and you get more a kind of integral measure >than a precise spot metering. >In J. Estlands book "Leica M compendium" he explains on p.130-132 that >changing the frame of the M6 with the preselector lever has an influence >on the actual size of the measuring area of the light meter. This means >that I get a smaller measurment area when I change the frame to 135 mm >still using a 35 mm lens. <This sounds too great for me but I can't believe it because I think <the focal length of the lens determines the actual measurment area <of the light meter and by switching the frame doesn't change the <size of the light meter area. And you are right in both assertion, the M6 don't offer a spot meter, and there is no way to change the measuring aera. Lucien