Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Godfrey DiGiorgi writes: xxxxxxx The Leica M6 meter |integrates it's reading from an approximate 12mm central spot so it's |about 13% of the image area. Actually according to the Leica M6 instructions, the meter area is approximately 23% of the viewfinder field. The manual also contains illustrations of the meter field for each frameline. In the case of the 35 mm lens that Anthony is using, the metered area would include and extend beyond the interior 135 mm frameline. My M6 instruction book includes a Leica gray card that can be used for surrogate readings. If Anthony is taking the same type of pictures that he has displayed on his website he may be underestimating what the meter is seeing (e.g. too much sky). The instruction manual contains a lot of valid tips to solve exposure problems associated with the m6. When I first got my M6, I carried a xeroxed copy of the meter field illustrations to remind me that it is quite different than the M3 with MR4 meter which is pretty consistent with the 90 mm frameline. The most difficult thing I had to learn was to quit adjusting the exposure when I raised the camera to my eye and saw the red leds indicating that I was under or over exposed. Regards, Bill Larsen ohlen@lightspeed.net