Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/11

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Subject: Re: m6 macro
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 16:32:21 -0700

At 06:43 PM 8/11/97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>I use it - but it is slow and tedious, because of the lack of light
>>metering and automatic diafragma. It is certainly charming with its
>>bright screen, but in general I prefer my Minolta 9xi with its 100mm
>>f2.8 macro lens as much more comfortable.
>
>On an M6? What lack of light metering?
>
>kw
>
>----
>Ken Wilcox

Ken,

I've never owned Leica RF camera much less a Visoflex. However, I believe a
visoflex has a mirror in it, basically turning a Leica RF into an SLR.
Doesn't this put the meter behind the mirror? How do you use an M6 meter if
the meter cannot see through the mirror?

Jim