Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 meter
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999 09:02:20 -0800

Hi Ken,

Great idea, but for us Noctilux users, that would probably reduce the meter
sensitiviyt by two full EV's.  I presume that if you halved the diameter,
you would need two stops compensation.  Have you actually tried it?

Tom Schofield


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Iisaka <kiisaka@pacbell.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 meter


> > The meter on an M6 covers a circle with a diameter about 2/3 of the
short
> side
> > of the frame. It is definitely much more centerweighted than spot. I
find
> that
> > I am getting a very high percentage of well-exposed shots, even on slide
> film,
> > with the M6.
>
> I have seen a modification where the diameter of the white circle is
halved
> via use of some permanent markers.  You can compensate via film speed
> setting.
>
>
>