[Leica] Re: blinking or not?

[Herbert & Lee Kanner <kanner@acm.org>]

Well, I'm laughing.  Prior to the recent purchase of the M6 TTL, the 
last time I used a rangefinder must have been around 1940-something. 
Used SLR's all the following years, starting with an Exacta (remember 
them?)  So, when I got the Leica, I was certain that I would take a 
few pictures with the lens cap on until I developed a reflex (no pun 
intended).  I'm really laughing; the first time I tried to take a 
picture with the cap on, the blinking arrow stopped me dead.

Herb


- - ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 15:12
Subject: Re: [Leica] blinking or not?


>  You, whomever, wrote:
>  >>> Since I read posts on the "blinking" M6, mine, which is supposed to
>  blink
>  > (it's from 1990, number 178****) doesn't blink at all. So, what can I
>  think?<<<
>
>  Hi Whomever,
>  Upon recognizing you don't have a blinking light, I think the question might
>  be, "How does the camera work and are you satisfied with the exposure
>  results?"
>
>  If a positive answer, I wouldn't worry about not having a blinking light.
>
>  There are different "internal versions" of the M6, some blink and some
>  don't, mine, 3 working mans M6's don't and never have since purchase when
>  the camera arrived in the world some 15 years ago..
>
>  I hope this helps and if you have been using the arrows in the fashion they
>  were meant and your exposure results are OK, then your laughing and the
>  camera is functioning as it should.
>  ted
>
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Herbert Kanner
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