Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Some time ago there were posts complaining about certain light >situations causing the M6 rangefinder to not be 'visible' I don't >remember all the particulars. For some strange reason it did not seem >to affect earlier M models. I don't have the M6 and can't comment from >personal experience. > >Maybe someone can repost the problem and determine if that is what you >are experiencing. Dennis, I've noticed this on occasion. I've been using an M3 and M4-2 for many years, and had not noticed this until I started using an M6. The rangefinder seems to blank out sometimes when there is very bright light shining directly into the camera, the sort of conditions that would be likely to cause ghosts and flare; what is happening seems to be flare or reflections within the rangefinder--the rangefinder spot turns solid white. Usually you can move the camera slightly to alleviate the problem, then re-frame if necessary after focusing. It's not a big deal to me, but as I said, I had not noticed it with other cameras (I've been using M-series cameras since about 1982) but have noticed it several times with the M6 in only a few weeks. (I bought one last month--it was the rebate that did it.) Does this happen with the M4-P? I had thought it might be a characteristic of the 28-35-50-75-90-135 viewfinder. - - Paul