Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: Re: LUG: Your Softie NOW: M6 battery drain.
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 19:00:45 -0600

On the M6TTL it has to set to "OFF" to get the same result. The electronic
flash circuitry is still powered when the camera is set to "B".

John Collier

> From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>
> 
> Eric wrote:
>>>> That's what I do.  My M6TTL was eating batteries like crazy.  I didn't
>> change how I was storing it, just made sure that before going in the bag,
> I
>> left it uncocked.  If that meant I needed to expose a frame, so be it.<<<
> 
> Hi Eric,
> The other thing you can do without possibly loosing a frame, is turn the
> shutter speed dial to "B" and it works as an off switch on the M6. As I'm
> putting mine back in the bag it's automatic they are set to "B."
> ted
>

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