Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, M6 has a center weighted meter, not a spot meter. Lucian On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Jim Brick wrote: > At 07:23 AM 8/12/97 -0400, you wrote: > >>> > >>>On an M6? What lack of light metering? > >>> > >> > >>I've never owned Leica RF camera much less a Visoflex. However, I believe a > >>visoflex has a mirror in it, basically turning a Leica RF into an SLR. > >>Doesn't this put the meter behind the mirror? How do you use an M6 meter if > >>the meter cannot see through the mirror? > >> > >Although slow in "normal" use, this works fine on a copy stand. -- Focus > >the lens wide open, stop down to the desired aperture, put the mirror up, > >meter the shot, release the shutter. > > > >kw > > Does the M6 have spot metering, ie; center of field? If so, I still cannot > understand why one would use the built-in meter. Suppose there was a white > area in the center of what you are shooting? And you want it to be white, > not 18% gray, in the slide or print. It still seems to me that you are > metering blind. My thinking is that a visoflex and incident meter would > make a great team. > > Jim >