Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 vs M6 TTL
From: frankandaubrey@mindspring.com
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:29:08 -0400

Thanks.  I didn't mean to open such a pandora's box about the "off" notch. 
Whoops.  Anyway, thanks for clearing it up. 

Frank

On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:09:12 -0700 Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
wrote:

> At 1:06 PM -0400 10/23/02,
> frankandaubrey@mindspring.com wrote:
> >Gentlemen,
> >
> >My point regarding the TTL's off position vs.
> the classic's bulb position is
> >the same as Simon's post.  Apparantly I too
> was not very clear.
> >
> >Frank
> >
> >On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:50:33 +0100 Simon Lamb 
> wrote:
> >
> >>  Austin
> >>
> >>  The point I was trying to make (not very
> well)
> >>  was that the off position is
> >>  not another bulb position in that the meter
> >>  does not function and the
> >>  shutter does not open, both of which would
> >>  happen in the bulb position.
> >>
> >>  I have never had battery drain with my M6
> TTL
> >>  and I always switch it to off
> >>  when I have finished using it and it goes
> back
> >>  in the bag.
> >>
> >>  Simon
> >>
> >>  On 23/10/02 12:28 am, "Austin Franklin" 
> wrote:
> >>
> >>  > Simon,
> >>  >
> >>  > If you put the M6 "Classic" on B, the
> meter
> >>  does not function, and the LEDs
> >>  > do not light up...so how is that any
> >>  different?
> >>  >
> >  > > Austin
> 
> Now let's straighten this out :-).
> 
> On the regular, old, classic M6 the B position
> is also the meter off position.
> 
> On the TTL, in the B position the camera is
> still powered, to allow flash.
> 
> On the TTL, in the OFF position the shutter
> functions just like the B 
> position, but there is no power to the flash
> circuits. The shutter 
> _DOES_ open. The 'OFF' position functions just
> like the 'B' position 
> on the classic M6, except that flash does not
> work.
> 
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