Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 metering with Super Angulon...
From: "Claes Bjerner" <claes.bjerner@pi.se>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:03:57 +0100

> This may be old news (I'm new to the list and upon searching
> pretty extensively have not seen
> anything like this in the archives) but for those of you with
> Super Angulon 21mm (3.4) lenses the M6 will meter with this lens.
> Just adjust the light meter for a three stop differential. I
> shot a whole roll of 400ASA here at the office with the meter
> set to 3200. worked perfectly...
> George Kase

Somewhere I once read that the Super Angulon 21mm f:3.4 could be
mechanically modified to allow for metering on the M6, but your very simple
solution to this problem doesn´t work. I know for sure as I just tried it!
And I feel
like the fool I might be.

Claes