Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have had a couple of off-list replies on this which I thought I'd pass on with thanks to those who replied. The first reply asked, very politely, whether I'd cocked the shutter - I hadn't mentioned that. In fact, I had, and had even taken the lens off to make sure the white dot on the shutter curtain was showing. The second pointed me to this old post http://leica-users.org/v23/msg01474.html which, in a nutshell, suggests giving an M6 with a meter temporarily gone AWOL a sharp rap. I don't think this camera got such a rap, but I suppose something else might have given some unnamed internal component enough of a nudge to get the meter back into operational status - who knows? Anyway, many thanks to those who replied. John Newell -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+john.o.newell=comcast.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+john.o.newell=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of J. Newell Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 8:39 PM To: Leica Users Group; 'Leica Users Group' Subject: [Leica] Goofy M6 Meter Behavior My M6 acted up a little yesterday and I can't figure out why - throwing this out for any comments or suggestions. We drove a couple of hours to visit my sister's family and my parents yesterday. After an hour or so, I got out my M6 - meter does not respond. I check the obvious (shutter not at B, lens cap off) - no change. I replaced the battery with a fresh battery - still no change. I fiddled a little bit to make sure that the ASA/shutter speed/aperture were within a normal range so that the absence of > < LEDs couldn't just mean out of measuring range - still no change. I put it away and went back to enjoying the day. When we got home, I got the M6 out - it is working fine. Odd, I though. I put in the "dead" battery that had been in it when we started - it is also working fine. There were no extreme tempertures involved...nothing else I can think of. I am puzzled and wonder if I'm forgetting something that should be obvious, or whether the camera was just taking the holiday? John Newell _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information