Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This seeming contradiction disappears when you remember that the framelines only show 93% of the area of the film at closest focus. At infinity the framelines show even less of the film area (depending on the focal length of the lens). John Collier > From: Ray Moth <ray_moth@yahoo.com> > > I am confused by Leica's statement, in my M6 TTL manual, that the > diameter of the selective metering area is 2/3 the length of the short > side of the frame. Since the white spot on the first curtain is 12mm > diameter and the short side of the frame is 24mm, how can it be 2/3? > Seems more like 1/2 to me. Am I right or am I just dumb? (Leica also > says the selective area is 13% of the frame area, with which I agree). > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html