Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Check your batteries first. Perhaps you forgot to switch it to "off". The flash is electronically controlled at the hotshoe and the pc terminal; no battery, no flash. John Collier > From: "Carleton, Sam" <Sam.Carleton@FMR.COM> > > Well, I have had my M6 TTL .58 for coming up on four weeks now. Today > something very strange was happening. When I pulled the camera out to > shoot, the light meter was not working. I have been leaving the camera in > the OFF position when it is in my bag. After about twenty images the light > meter started to work again. Then I put the flash on and the light meter > stopped working again. > > It is my understanding that the TTL does not work when the camera has no > batteries, but I thought that the camera would still sync the flash. When > the light meter was not working, the flash simply would not fire. I am > using a Metz 32Z-2. > > Has anyone seen this before? Is there something I am doing wrong or does > the camera need to go back to Leica and get looked at? >