Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/12

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Subject: Re: m6 macro
From: Lucian Chis <chis@ece.orst.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 09:34:24 -0700 (PDT)

No, M6 has a center weighted meter, not a spot meter.

Lucian

On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Jim Brick wrote:

> At 07:23 AM 8/12/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >>>
> >>>On an M6? What lack of light metering?
> >>>
> >>
> >>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?
> >>
> >Although slow in "normal" use, this works fine on a copy stand. -- Focus
> >the lens wide open, stop down to the desired aperture, put the mirror up,
> >meter the shot, release the shutter.
> >
> >kw
> 
> Does the M6 have spot metering, ie; center of field? If so, I still cannot
> understand why one would use the built-in meter. Suppose there was a white
> area in the center of what you are shooting? And you want it to be white,
> not 18% gray, in the slide or print. It still seems to me that you are
> metering blind. My thinking is that a visoflex and incident meter would
> make a great team.
> 
> Jim
>