Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm thinking about a change from my Contax G1 system to the M6. One important point for this change is the selective light meter of the M6 in comparison to the integral meter of the G1 or G2. When using let's say a 35 mm lens the measuring area of the M6 is already quite large and you get more a kind of integral measure than a precise spot metering. In J. Estlands book "Leica M compendium" he explains on p.130-132 that changing the frame of the M6 with the preselector lever has an influence on the actual size of the measuring area of the light meter. This means that I get a smaller measurment area when I change the frame to 135 mm still using a 35 mm lens. This sounds too great for me but I can't believe it because I think the focal length of the lens determines the actual measurment area of the light meter and by switching the frame doesn't change the size of the light meter area. Can anybody help me in this point? Thank you Martin Omlin ______________________________________________________________________ Computer and System Sciences Department e-mail: omlin@eawag.ch Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG) Ueberlandstrasse 133 fon: +41-1-823-5597 CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland fax: +41-1-823-5398