Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Al, Why "live with this"? It is a very quick repair by DAG Second M bodies are not a "must", just a convenience. Jerry. alvaro sendon wrote: > I am suspecting the same thing. Oh well, I am going to keep using my > hand held meter until I pick up a second M body. I can't be without a > camera for that lomg. I have been meaning to pick up a spare body > anyway. I can't see myself using them both at the same time but I > think it's a must when you only use M bodies. Leica M cameras seem to > quite durable but when they need to get fixed one should expect them > to be gone for a while. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hehl" <chehl@comcast.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 4:16 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 TTL Meter > > >> Alvaro, >> >> I recently had the same problem on onw of my M6TTL's. >> >> I sent the camera to Leica USA for repair. It cost $262.00 and >> 6-weeks, but it is fixed. They never indicated the exact >> problem...although I suspect it was the a problem with the ASA dial >> on the back door. >> >> Charles Hehl >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "alvaro sendon" >> <alvaro.sendon@verizon.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 1:37 PM >> Subject: [Leica] M6 TTL Meter >> >> >>> >>> Hello everybody, >>> >>> I have an M6 body whose light meter has gone wacko. I have been >>> noticing lately that it seemed to be off by at least 2 whole stops. >>> After doing further testing I have realized that it seems to be >>> stuck at ISO 100. At first I though it was the contacts on the back >>> door because when I apply pressure on the back plate it would give >>> an accurate reading. I now realize that it is the ISO dial itself, >>> when I apply pressure on it, the meter is accurate. Anyway, I can >>> live with this as I usually use a hand held meter. Has anyone else >>> had this problem before? >>> >>> Thank you; >>> >>> Alvaro Sendon >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>