Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]TEAShea@aol.com wrote: > > << i like the m6 because it does not have any "new technology" in the body > (well, > it does actually, the light meter electronics use a fancy ribbon > cable strip thingy and an IC, but that aside). >> > > Do you have any more information on the IC in the M6? no, i am afraid i don't. tom brichta had the assembly on the counter during the ksp "minikina" and i examined it there. it's extremely simple: battery contacts, wires, IC, flat orange newfangled ribbon cable, light sensor, and LEDs. (from memory). somewhere in there must be a switch to activate the electronics when the shutter is cocked. my comment to tom was that it made one helluva great ad for leica. m