Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Another solution is to buy a M6 Classic. This is what I did when I purchased a chrome M6 to compliment my black M6. I use the chrome for color and the black for black and white. I use a F5 for flash or my wife's P&S. I shot both color snd black and white inside the museums and churchs in Paris and got some "pro" level results. Could have done better if I had used my Pentax pot meter. Eric wrote: > Ted: > > >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." > > That's even worse. It means my camera isn't ready to shoot when I pull it > out! :) I'd rather be able to cock the shutter and have the last shutter > speed/aperture combo I used still set. Like you said, it's not really > wasting a frame of film. Sometimes those "oops...need to take another > picture" images turn out pretty good! > > I have the TTL version, so mine has an off label on the dial. I learned > pretty quickly that off wasn't the same as not being able to fire the > shutter. Now THAT was a wasted frame. > > Eric