Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Last year i talked to Leica about this. My idea was to design amd make a different battery cover for the M6, It would have a sliding switch that cut the circut to the meter and kept the battreies from draining.It would also allow the user to do a meter reading, switch of the meter and stop those glowing diodes from throwing the concentration off. It seems to be a simple thing to do, a small lever with a On/Off setting on the rim of the cover, a helicoil cut contact switch etc. It could be sold as an accesory battery cover ( with a slot in it so that you can get it off, the current one tends to require a pair of pliers to unscrew - with severe depreciation to the cameras value after they slipped!). Leica listened sagely and told me to set the shutterspeed to B etc, etc. Later on I was told that the problem will be adressed but I had to be patient about it. O.K, I have been patient, now could they release whatever it is they have figured out!!!! No, I will not start producing the On/Off switch battery cover, if someone among the luggers want to do it, I will be happy to assist with design and ideas. I am a disaster with electronics ( hence the large quantity of M2's!!) - - I even ripped out the electronic fuel injection in my $1000 Cadillac (1978 Seville) and replaced it with a Oldsmobile manifold and a Carter 650 cfm carburator. The mileage is atrocious but it starts and runs all the time. Tom A