Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Response to message: > > <snip>... > > ... I was worried that the M6 might be a battery pig... > > <snip) > > Because the M6 doesn't have an "off" switch for the light meter (as > such), it's a good habit to turn the shutter speed to B when you are > putting the camera away. <snip> ... > ... The problem is that the meter is > turned on by that slight touch of the finger on the shutter release, and > that's an easily and accidentally duplicated condition in the depths of > a camera bag.... Hi - True ONLY if you've advanced the film to the next exposure. It's a lot easier simply NOT to advance the film, for then the meter is OFF. I'm getting out of the habit of advancing the film automatically to avoid the situation you describe. This is better than turning the exposure setting to `B' if you want to turn off the exposure meter! -- Wolfgang Sachse ====================================================================== Wolfgang Sachse Cornell University sachse@msc.cornell.edu http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~sachse ======================================================================