Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks. I didn't mean to open such a pandora's box about the "off" notch. Whoops. Anyway, thanks for clearing it up. Frank On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:09:12 -0700 Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote: > At 1:06 PM -0400 10/23/02, > frankandaubrey@mindspring.com wrote: > >Gentlemen, > > > >My point regarding the TTL's off position vs. > the classic's bulb position is > >the same as Simon's post. Apparantly I too > was not very clear. > > > >Frank > > > >On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:50:33 +0100 Simon Lamb > wrote: > > > >> Austin > >> > >> The point I was trying to make (not very > well) > >> was that the off position is > >> not another bulb position in that the meter > >> does not function and the > >> shutter does not open, both of which would > >> happen in the bulb position. > >> > >> I have never had battery drain with my M6 > TTL > >> and I always switch it to off > >> when I have finished using it and it goes > back > >> in the bag. > >> > >> Simon > >> > >> On 23/10/02 12:28 am, "Austin Franklin" > wrote: > >> > >> > Simon, > >> > > >> > If you put the M6 "Classic" on B, the > meter > >> does not function, and the LEDs > >> > do not light up...so how is that any > >> different? > >> > > > > > Austin > > Now let's straighten this out :-). > > On the regular, old, classic M6 the B position > is also the meter off position. > > On the TTL, in the B position the camera is > still powered, to allow flash. > > On the TTL, in the OFF position the shutter > functions just like the B > position, but there is no power to the flash > circuits. The shutter > _DOES_ open. The 'OFF' position functions just > like the 'B' position > on the classic M6, except that flash does not > work. > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html