Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 metering.
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@istar.ca>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 13:22:52 -0300
 
Chris:

There is a sensor in the side of the (mirror box?) chamber between the lens
and the shutter curtains.  On one of these curtains is a white spot and the
sensor is aimed at an angle to read the light reflected off of the white spot.

Regards,

Robert Stevens

he At 04:01 PM 5/21/98 +0000, you wrote:
>I see that M5 metering works with a little arm  with a light
>sensor which retracts when you push the shutter, right?
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>How does it work on the M6? Is there a little arm which retracts?
>If not, how does it "get in there" to measure the light?
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