Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/11

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Subject: Re: m6 macro
From: Lucian Chis <chis@ece.orst.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 17:18:31 -0700 (PDT)

JiIm,

You can flip the mirror up in order to meter, but you know that for
extreme close up you need a flash and figure out the aperture anyway by
calculation.
BTW, I sold my visoflex 2 b because I could not fit the 90degree prism on
the M5 (too tall).

Lucian


On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, Jim Brick wrote:

> At 06:43 PM 8/11/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >>I use it - but it is slow and tedious, because of the lack of light
> >>metering and automatic diafragma. It is certainly charming with its
> >>bright screen, but in general I prefer my Minolta 9xi with its 100mm
> >>f2.8 macro lens as much more comfortable.
> >
> >On an M6? What lack of light metering?
> >
> >kw
> >
> >----
> >Ken Wilcox
> 
> Ken,
> 
> I've never owned Leica RF camera much less a Visoflex. However, I believe a
> visoflex has a mirror in it, basically turning a Leica RF into an SLR.
> Doesn't this put the meter behind the mirror? How do you use an M6 meter if
> the meter cannot see through the mirror?
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
>