Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/20

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: LEDs on R6 mirror box / Salgado
From: Bill Christensen <kangwei@interaccess.com>
Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 10:22:27 -0500
References: <9605200800.AA06962@sun1.rrzn-user.uni-hannover.de>
 
Edi Weitz wrote:
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> Some weeks ago I saw a TV documentary about the famous Brazilian "Magnum" photographer Sebastiao Salgado. He was shown while shooting for 
his "Workers" project
> 
> Being merely an M user I have no idea what these LEDs are for but I'd like to know this of course. Even Leica's R6 brochure couldn't help me 
but I'm quite sure
>  Thanks in advance.
> 
> Edi.
> With a push of a button, the R6.2 enables the user to illuminate the 
f-stop ring on the lens via a red light located just beneath the mirror 
box on the front.  This facilitates photography in low light conditions 
and is very helpful.

Bill Christensen
Replies: Reply from Edward Meyers <aghalide@phantom.com> (Re: LEDs on R6 mirror box / Salgado)
 In reply to: Message from Edi Weitz <weitz@math.uni-hannover.de> (LEDs on R6 mirror box / Salgado)