Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It may have been on the shelf too long, but lithiums (the single cell) tend to have a pretty long shelf life. If you haven't used a M6 much, storing it in a bag on end can cause the shutter release to rub against something, and switch on the meter. It stays on while there's pressure on the shutter release, and that can drain the batts. The only way around it is to store the camera with the shutter speed set to B, or store it with the shutter uncocked. Either shuts off the metering circuit, neither is very convenient. Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. At 11:18 PM 5/10/1998 -0400, you wrote: >Any comments on the M6's battery life? Mine just died after what seemed to be >a short time. It was a Duracell, the single cell, not two. Not sure of the >model number but it was the one packaged in the box with the new camera body. >May have been on the shelf for a while. > >It lasted maybe 15 to 18 rolls and quit rather abruptly. > >Thanks, >Mark >