Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/16

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Subject: [Leica] M6 meter problem
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:55:05 -0600
References: <8BDFEFB1-C1FE-4122-B532-BCC84362809E@comcast.net> <564A7313.2050904@lighttube.net>

I agree with Jim, an unusual meter problem, or even more unusual, a stuck 
iris on the lens. 

from my iPad

Sonny Carter

> On Nov 16, 2015, at 6:21 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> Oliver,
> 
> Maybe I'm overlooking something here, but my understanding is that your 
> shutter speed should be close to 1/ISO.  From what you state, I would 
> guess you are over-exposing by a factor of about 6, or the equivalent of 
> 2.5 stops.  It sounds like a meter problem to me, but I am unfamiliar with 
> the M6 metering system.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
>> On 11/16/2015 5:24 PM, Bryk Oliver wrote:
>> The results are: M6, ISO 400, Summicron 50mm, no filter, f/16: two red 
>> triangles at 1/60 sec.
>> 
>> I repeated the test on gray asphalt, comparable to a gray card, with 
>> similar results +/- 1/2 stop depending on viewing angle.
>> 
>> It seems that the exposure errors are my fault. My hands are no longer 
>> steady at shutter speeds slower than 1/250 sec.
>> 
>> f/8 and be there!
>> 
>> Thank you for your help,
>> 
>> Oliver
>> 
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Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] M6 meter problem)