Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > >