Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My experience is similar to Nathan's. I think when I first got my M6TTL I drained the battery in about a week. But that was because I had it in the bag, cocked and the shuter release had something pressng against it. Since then, no excessive battery drainage. - -Doug - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:46 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] new battery emptied overnight ? > Mark, > > No, nothing special. I just follow Jim Brick's advice: take a picture--any > picture--before storing the camera in the bag. So the shutter is uncocked when the > camera is in the bag. The camera sits in a Domke pocket on its short side, with the > side with the grip facing up, so that it is ready to be yanked out for action. > Given the layout of the M6 there is not a lot of pressure on the shutter button in > this position. > > Nathan > > Mark Cohen wrote: > > > Nathan, > > > > When you store your camera, are you doing anything to protect the shutter > > release button from getting activated? Your experience is significantly > > different from all I've talked to regarging the M6TTL. > > > > -Mark > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > > -- > 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