Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Advice re Classic M6 please, now: OFF topic
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:19:09 -0700

"B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
> I don't care what anyone says - the TTL sucks batteries dry the same way
> Dracula sucks the blood out of nubile young blonds....and it doesn't seem to
> matter what you do with it.....
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ken Wilcox
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 10:22 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Advice re Classic M6 please, now: OFF topic
> 
> I don't have a TTL but previous LUG posts have indicated that if the TTL
> camea is not sored in the OFF position that it will suck the battery dry in
> short order.
> 
> Ken Wilcox
> 
Mine doesn't though.
My black TTL which I got November is much easier on batteries than my 7 year
silver M6 regular.
I find that shocking!
Mark Rabiner
maybe cause it's black! absorbs electricity!