[Leica] M6 exposure meter problem

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

Are you certain it is an M6?  They don't have an auto shutter.

from my iPad

Sonny Carter

> On Nov 13, 2015, at 4:30 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
> 
> How does the film look up to the light? 
> 
> John - who never uses AUTO
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Earlier today I scanned a 36 exposure roll of 400 TMY. Every frame was 
> shot with the exposure meter on AUTO as recommended by one of our 
> colleagues. Every frame was overexposed. 
> 
> I bought the M6/0.85 at the end of its production when dealers offered a 
> factory authorized rebate of $500 or thereabouts. I don?t remember the 
> year; the S/N on the hot shoe is 2433148.
> 
> I am thinking of determining the M6 meter?s measurement error by the 
> following procedure:
> 
> 1.  read the exposure setting of my M8 on AUTO of a frame filling exposure 
> of my venerable Kodak Gray Card at f/8 and ISO 160.
> 
> 2.  read the exposure setting of my M6 that would supposedly result in a 
> correct exposure of the same card at f/8 and ISO 160. 
> 
> 3. Calculate the exposure compensation setting or an equivalent increase 
> in the ISO setting for the M6.
> 
> I will be grateful for corrections or recommendations.
> 
> Oliver
> 
> PS FWIW the ?restore colors? setting in VueScan gave an approximately 
> correct rendering of the image; the ?restore fading? setting was too dark. 
> Checking neither showed overexposure. I will be glad to email samples to 
> interested parties.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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