Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A 17:58 08/03/98 -0500, vous avez =E9crit : >Hello, LUG -- I've been lurking for a few weeks and have a naive questio= n, >one lacking the volatile emotional content of the Red Dot, the Pebble Be= ach >tree, or P. Di. > Have just upgraded from my trusty IIIf to a brand new M6 with us= ed >"last non-ASPH" 35/f2, and conversion ring for my LTM 50 and 90mm lenses. >(Keeping the IIIf, too, as I love using it). > Today I was trying out the hot shoe and found that the flash fir= es >when the shutter is depressed without having advanced the film, i.e. whe= n >the light meter won't go on. The flash fires apparently normally when t= he >film has been advanced, too, but it seems odd that it will flash when th= e >shutter can not activate, triggered only by depressing the impotent shut= ter >button. > Is this normal? And, if merely depressing the button (without t= he >shutter moving) fires the flash, how can the flash "know" exactly when t= o go >off when the shutter really moves? > I appeal to the obviously expert talents of the LUGGERS to enighten me. > TIA, > Marshall >PS: What means "CLA"? > > > It's quite normal but I can't explain. CLA means : clean, lube and adjust. Enjoy your M6.