Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:50 AM 19/01/98 -0500, you wrote: >Tom Shea's post compelled me to finally post this to the group. This is >something I've been wondering: How is the M6 meter supposed to detect >the difference in frames? I've tried to get the meter to give off a >different reading by switching the frames lever (as if trying to use it >as a spot meter) but it doesn't seem to affect the reading at all. >Furthermore, frames for 28/90, 35/135, and 50/75 show up at the same >time...so how is the meter supposed to "know" which lens is in use? > >I'm thinking it's just one meter all the time, regardless of what >position the frames are in. > The position of the frames lever does not influence the meter. The meter measures the light coming through the lens. You actually have to remove the lens and replace it with one of a different focal length to affect the area of coverage of the meter. - -GH