Re: Subject: [Leica] Life of M 6 battery

["Bruce Feldman" <brucef@ti.cz>]

Andrew,

Thanks very much for that information.   BTW, why *not* mention the store?
It's certainly one that I (and I assume others) would like to stay away
from.

Regards,

Bruce Feldman
Prague



- ----- Original Message -----
From: Moore,Andrew <moorea@andovercontrols.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 5:23 PM
Subject: Subject: [Leica] Life of M 6 battery


>
>> The battery in my new M-6 lasted for only a few roles of films.
>
>Try a fresh battery, and make sure when you put the camera away
>you leave it uncocked and switch the shutter speed dial to "B",
>so the metering circuit doesn't get powered on when something
>in the camera bag depresses the shutter release.
>
>I had the same problem with a new M6 (I also put the "dead" batteries
>in an FM2N, and they worked -- though the FM2N might draw less power
>so it's not too good a test).  After going through a couple batteries
>this way, I suspected the meter circuit and sent the camera to Leica
>in New Jersey, and they turned it around quickly and the problem went
>away.  A certain Boston-based store wouldn't take the camera back
>despite the apparent defect in the new-out-of-the-box equipment.
>Haven't gone back there since.  But I digress... :)
>
>Andrew
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