Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 metering question
From: Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 22:13:23 -0400
References: <66495871.1001527687@sgathan.reid.org>

Brian:

If it's glossy then one of those little bottles, (with a brush) of black
auto touch-up paint has worked well for me on my Nikons.  It dries
exceptionally fast so you have to be careful to work fast enough to not
leave brush marks.  Just brush it on and don't work it too long.

Brian Reid wrote:
> 
> The meter on my M6 stopped working (it said the image was always underexposed).
> I just assumed that this was a dead battery and replaced the battery. Same thing.
> I suppose of course that the replacement battery could be bad, too (it came from
> Radio Shack and I bought it at least a year ago). Is this failure mode of the
> metering system something that happens?
> 
> Also: how on earth am I supposed to get the battery cover off without scratching it?
> I finally used some Silly Putty to get a grip on it, but I didn't think of that
> until I'd tried several other techniques, none of which worked.
> 
> And what's the best way to touch up scratches in that paint? Ordinary black
> spraypaint? $200/bottle Leica-branded spraypaint? Black nail polish?
> 
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Jim Hemenway

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