Re: [Leica] speaking of...battery problem?

["Paul Klingaman" <pklingaman@hotmail.com>]

Speaking of battery problems...  I read somewhere on the web that the meter 
on the M6 may be inaccurate when batteries are not fresh.  On my last 2 
rolls, my exposures have been not so consistant.  I know it's a poor 
musician who blames his instruments, but could this be so?

It may be worth mentioning that I generally underexpose by setting iso at 
1/3 stop faster than the film I am using, and develop at +5%.  This gives me 
the tone I desire when printed with a cold light on Agfa Fibre, especially 
with Tri-x.  I have, however, achieved more uniform results in the past 
using the same M6 with new batteries.  In the very near future I will spend 
the extra few dollars and pick up fresh batteries and a backups, making this 
a non-issue for me.  However, I am curious.

Any suggestions or experiences confirming my curiousity?

Thanks,
Paul Klingaman

>From: dmm@bronze.lcs.mit.edu (Andrew M. Moore)
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] battery problem?
>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 07:30:51 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
> > i mention all this because it seems that 5
> > months is a rather short life span for a moderately used battery.
>
>I had a similar problem with the battery that was supplied with my M6.
>I replaced the battery with a new one and the problem went away.


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