[Leica] RE: M6 Battery life

[Aubin <aubin@aa.net>]

Hi all,

just to throw my $.02 worth in,

I've used my M6 for about 18 months, and several hundred rolls
of film, with the same battery that came with it.  I bought a spare
several months after receiving it, expecting to have to replace it 
about when Leica suggested, but it's not yet been needed.

So far the meter has been absolutely spot on, and I see no signs of 
error in the exposures.  The compositions might be a little off, but
that's not the batteries fault!

As an aside, I've been using the full frame of the viewfinder for 
composing with the 24mm vice using the separate finder, and 
it works fine for my purposes.

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