Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/02

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Subject: Opposite logic (was: Focusing SLR vs M)
From: Alfred Breull <puma@hannover.sgh-net.de>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 09:50:35 +0200

At 18:44 01.10.1997 -0600, you wrote:
>>Unfortunately, the logic of the diodes of the M6 lightmeter is the opposite
>>way round. Here, the overestimation is signaled on the right side, and the
>>opposite logic makes you turn the focus ring into the wrong direction rather
>>often. 
>>
>The logic of the diodes seems OK.
>It makes sense this way to me.  I just turn the lens aperture ring in the
>direction that the brighter diode is pointing.

If the right diode is enlighted you turn the ring to the _left_. If the Rf
double pic is on the right side you turn the distance ring to the _right_.
See what I mean?

Alf