Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Wenli Huang, I don't think that this necessarily means that there is a problem, though there are a few things I would check: - - Make sure that the same film speed set on all three cameras. - - Make sure to meter off the same part of the image in the same light. - - Take an incident and reflected light reading with a handheld meter and compare. If you do all of those things and your M6 gives you a different reading than the other meters, you should definitely have the M6 checked and repaired by a professional. Guy >Dear Leica users, > >I bought a second a second hand M6 (non TTL) last week and had my first shot >tonight. However, I found the exposure meter is so strange, it gave EV >lower than the EV given by Nikon FM2 or F70D, for example, > >FM2 / F70D (ISO 100 film) >Shutter Speed: 1/8 - 1/10 >Aperture Value: f2 >EV: ~5 > >M6 (ISO 100 film) >Shutter Speed: 1/250 >Aperture Value: f5.6 >EV: 13 > >Does it mean that my M6 has problem? I am new to M6 and RF camera, please >kindly help me... > >Many thanks. > >Best Regards, >Wenli Huang