Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>Having bought two new M6TTLs (.72/.85) three weeks ago I have been >>interested in this flare thread. Yesterday I spent some time trying under >>every lighting circumstance trying to get these cameras to flare. I could >>not induce any flare at all so is it possible that Leica has made some small >>adjustment within the rangefinder? >> >>sl > > > As I mentioned in my previous message, I recall a Lug discussion of some > time ago in which somebody who had contacted Leica about the problem was > told that the RF could not be adjusted to eliminate the flare. Maybe Erwin > knows more about this...? I'm sure the message is in the archive, but the > "RF patch flare" discussions have been many and voluminious - I wouldn't > want to have to wade through the various messages to dig it up. > > I don't wish to make any more of this than it is: an annoying, but > generally easily remedied problem. Sure, I wish it didn't happen at all, > but it does and M6 users have to live with it. If your M6s don't flare, > Steve, enjoy it, and certainly don't waste your time worrying about this > inconvenience. T'ain't worth it. > > Guy > Thanks Guy. Having never had a problem with my old M2s and M3 for 15 years I was slightly worried that the flare problem would pop up on these M6s. But they seem ok to me. sl