Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:49 AM 5/28/00 -0700, Chuck Albertson wrote: >John, > >The problem I've experienced with the (classic) M6 meter is that when you >shove it into a vertical compartment in a camera bag (which is generally how >I carry it) with the meter on, you inevitably wind up with a dead >battery---the shutter release ends up leaning against the side of the >compartment, and the constant pressure on it prevents the metering circuit >from shutting down. The only safeguard against this is to set the shutter >speed to B, or store it with the shutter uncocked. Neither is very >convenient I shove my Classic M6's into my bag quite often. My batteries last, seemingly, forever. I have a soft release on both which would aggravate the problem. But I don't have a problem. I simply got into the habit of taking another photograph before putting the camera away. No matter where I am, what I'm doing, what is in front of me, if the camera is cocked, I point it somewhere and take a photograph. It is amazing how many of these photographs turn out being keepers. Someday I'll publish a book "Photographs to Prevent a Dead Battery" or "Photographs on the Way To the Bag", or whatever. It works. It has worked, subconsciously, for many years. Jim