Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 meter
From: Ken Iisaka <kiisaka@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 12:04:44 -0800

> Hi Ken,
>
> Great idea, but for us Noctilux users, that would probably reduce the
meter
> sensitiviyt by two full EV's.  I presume that if you halved the diameter,
> you would need two stops compensation.  Have you actually tried it?

The sample I saw modified this way required a 1 2/3 stop compensation, due
to the reduced diameter, and different reflective qualities of the permanent
marker the owner used to mask the circle.

It does ultimately reduce the sensitivity of the meter.