Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/21

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Subject: Re:was: [Leica] M6 meter w/Super Angulon... now: Helair!
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:29:58 +0000

At 10:15 AM 1/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Ok- so what happens if you're using a 15mm Heliar with an M6?? I've got one
>on order and will be using it for a once-in-a-lifetime (sorry B.D. :)) trip
>to Paris! Are there metering 'adjustments' to be considered!?
>
>Talk to me-!
>
>Bob (don't want no under/over exposure with the w-i-d-e one) Keene


Metering adjustments? Naw.....Not if you're shooting the sky...;-)


B. (Don't get that reference to once-in-a-life-time and me) D.


> >
> >Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:03:57 +0100
> >From: "Claes Bjerner" <claes.bjerner@pi.se>
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 metering with Super Angulon...
> >
> >> This may be old news (I'm new to the list and upon searching
> >> pretty extensively have not seen
> >> anything like this in the archives) but for those of you with
> >> Super Angulon 21mm (3.4) lenses the M6 will meter with this lens.
> >> Just adjust the light meter for a three stop differential. I
> >> shot a whole roll of 400ASA here at the office with the meter
> >> set to 3200. worked perfectly...
> >> George Kase
> >
> >Somewhere I once read that the Super Angulon 21mm f:3.4 could be
> >mechanically modified to allow for metering on the M6, but your very simple
> >solution to this problem doesnĄt work. I know for sure as I just tried it!
> >And I feel
> >like the fool I might be.
> >
> >Claes
> >
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