Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My experience has been good with both the M6 and ttl version. You might want to get the metering checked. - --- S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> wrote: > Guy; > Very sluggish response wide open. Also, there seemed > to be a great > amount of fluctuation or uncertainty. At other times > all the lights > wanted to stay on. I have new batteries in it. ???? > Slobodan Dimitrov > > Guy Bennett wrote: > > > > >This is the first time I used the M6 TTL in that > lower end range. I > > >didn't experience that with the 50 'lux, or any > other lens for that > > >matter, until I put a Noctilux on it. Half of > last night's shooting I > > >wound up using my trusty Gossen. I did switch > after that to another M > > >because of patch flare. As I was already > externally metering there was > > >no point of using the M6. > > >Slobodan Dimitrov > > > > Slobodan, > > > > What was the problem exactly? That the meter > responded slowly? That the > > exposures were poorly exposed? > > > > I use the TTL in low light all the time and have > never had a problem. What > > went wrong? > > > > Guy > > > > >Marc James Small wrote: > > >> 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. > > >> > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html