Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 00:01 19-1-98 -0800, you wrote: >From: Cary Conover <leicary@tdi.net> >Tom Shea's post compelled me to finally post this to the group. This is >something I've been wondering: How is the M6 meter supposed to detect >the difference in frames? I've tried to get the meter to give off a >different reading by switching the frames lever (as if trying to use it >as a spot meter) but it doesn't seem to affect the reading at all. >Furthermore, frames for 28/90, 35/135, and 50/75 show up at the same >time...so how is the meter supposed to "know" which lens is in use? The meter doesn't know, it's not *that* sophisticated. The metered area is constant, the white dot on the shutter curtain has a fixed size. >I'm thinking it's just one meter all the time, regardless of what >position the frames are in. You're thinking right. ========= Bert Keuken