Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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