Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ELabastida@aol.com wrote: > Just a thought, as I remember, the M-6 has a white circle on the > shutter for > metering pourposes. Perhaps that circle is a weak link whenever > shooting > infra-red film. > > Eric Labastida > San Diego Eric: Thank you for your prompt reply to my dilemma, however the size of the affected area is about half the size of the white circle on the blind. I think it has to be aperture related because I have never noticed it on pictures taken with an apertures larger than f11. This makes me think that the edges are diffused enough at larger apertures to be less noticeable. It really became a problem when I photographed a grove of trees in a barren landscape. The trees were in the bottom third of the image area and what was meant to be a black sky had a faint "rising moon" effect over the trees. Sounds great, but that is not what was there and not what I wanted. I must point out that I have used less than a dozen rolls in the Leica . I cannot use it in the Canon EOS because the DX-code reader or the is infra-red and fogs the film!!! Looks like I'll have to dig out the old manual Nikon for IR work. Does anyone else have any suggestions before I contact Leica? Thanks Rob Heyman Brisbane Qld Australia