Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 4/12/02 11:40:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, msmall@infi.net writes: > At 07:28 AM 4/12/02 -0700, S Dimitrov wrote: > >Is the M7's meter more sensitive than the M6 in low light. > >The M6's meter in low light is what's called in technicall terms, a real > >pig. > >Even my R6's meter walks circles around it > >I take that back a pig can be quick, how about a real sloth. > >I use a hand held meter most of the time in low light because of that. > >Slobodan Dimitrov > > Wow. Let us just say that our results vary dramatically -- my early M6 has > a deathlessly accurate meter which really shines in low-light conditions. > Are you certain that you are being cautious about what you meter on? This > can be a problem in low-light situations. > > Marc > Wow. This is getting bloody embarrassing: I'm entirely with Marc on this difference of opinion. Since I got my first M6 in 1986, I haven't used my Luna-Pro except on very rare occasions when I was out with only an M4. The M6 meter has been dead-on without exception and, while admittedly I rarely shoot in extremely low light, I don't remember ever failing to get a usable reading on the M6. Seth LaK 9 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html