Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, The meter on an M6 covers a circle with a diameter about 2/3 of the short side of the frame. It is definitely much more centerweighted than spot. I find that I am getting a very high percentage of well-exposed shots, even on slide film, with the M6. Nathan Mark Rutledge wrote: > I'm new to the list and relatively new to Leica, so please forgive the > rather dumb question. > I currently own a IIIa, and want to get an M. The meter in the M6 is > compelling, but the only info I can find on the metered area is that it is > "selective". Is this somewhere between spot and centerweighted? If it is > more spot, by the time you figured what is 18% gray in the scene, wouldn't > it be just as quick to use a handheld and get a much less expensive > M2,4-2,4P,? Any feedback is welcome. > > Mark Rutledge > markrut@ticnet.com - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/