Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Dual Range for Dummys
From: Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 19:00:22 -0400
References: <410-220037619164223237@earthlink.net> <009f01c34e32$39912250$6401a8c0@lan.artvader.com> <000b01c34e35$bf265720$f86af7a5@mindspring.com> <3F19B147.20303@sympatico.ca> <001001c34e44$5c37f6a0$fbfea8c0@DHHZSZ11>

DR won't work on an M6 TTL with the stud in place. May not work on some
other late classic M6's. Works fine on my early M6.

Seth
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@charter.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Dual Range for Dummys


>
> Vick:
>
> I'm not sure what you are saying here, but if you mean that you can't use
> the DR with the eyes on the M6 in the close-focus range, I believe there
may
> be a problem with your camera.  Mine works just fine - have taken many
> pictures with it.  You should set the lens to infinity when putting it on
> the camera - at least that works best for me.
>
> Ted
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 1:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Dual Range for Dummys
>
>
> > No it won't if you want to go to the close range on the M5.
> >
> > The height of the M5 is higher than the M4 and before.  Not sure about
> > all the M6; my DR works on my M6, but my M6 isn't TTL.
> >
> > The eyes of the DR finder have a stud that blocks the eyes from engaging
> > home against an M5.   I'm told if you remove that stud, the M5 works
> > with the DR.  On the M6, the RF sensor wheel does not accommodate the
> > extended transition of the DR.
> >
> > regards,
> > Vick
> >
> > Gary Williams wrote:
> >
> > >Anyone know if the Dual Range will work on an M5?
> > >
> > >Gary
> > >
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