Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:40 PM 24-11-97 -0500, ted wrote: >It probably isn't from so many exposures as the camera when not being used >is probably placed in a case that presses down on the shutter release, >therefore always causing the meter to be on! > >Each time you put the camera away. turn the shutter speed dial to >"B"!!!!!!! This shuts off the meter completely. > >This shutter release situation has caused many of us "battery drain" >problems for ages until someone points it out. Although I understand in the >new M6 manual it mentions about turning the shutter speed dial to "B" > >Hope this corrects your battery problem. > >ted I keep hering this, and I keep missing the point. I always store my camera with the shutter uncocked, so that even if I do press on the shutter release button, the LEDs will not light up. Am I still risking battery drain in this situation? Dan C.