Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: M6 Viewfinder rangefinder patch flare CONTROL ??
From: "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@primus.com.au>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 12:12:48 +1100

Austin Franklin wrote:

> The second ,in my opinion, most stupid feature is having to use the shutter
> speed
> dial
> to switch of the light meter. I like to keep my shutter speed set at 1/250
> or 1/125
> sec.
>
> I am sure Leitz could easy find another way of switching the light meter on
> or off.
> But they don't seem to be to interested.
>
> [Austin] Well, the non TTL-Flash version of the M-6 switches on the light
> meter when you push the shutter button slightly...and it automatically
> turns off either after the shutter button is fully depressed (especially
> when using non-Leica lenses ;-) or after a number of seconds....so that HAD
> it right (in my book) before they 'fixed' it...
>
> ----------------------------

Austin, the final and real off switch on all models M6 is the shutter speed
dial. The setting B switches it off. This way there is no accidental switch on
by slightly depressing the release button, when the camera is stored with the
shutter cocked.

Regards, Horst Schmidt