Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 meter
From: Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 18:12:23 -0700 (PDT)

My experience has been good with both the M6 and ttl
version. You might want to get the metering checked.

- --- S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Guy;
> Very sluggish response wide open. Also, there seemed
> to be a great
> amount of fluctuation or uncertainty. At other times
> all the lights
> wanted to stay on. I have new batteries in it. ????
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> 
> Guy Bennett wrote:
> > 
> > >This is the first time I used the M6 TTL in that
> lower end range. I
> > >didn't experience that with the 50 'lux, or any
> other lens for that
> > >matter, until I put a Noctilux on it. Half of
> last night's shooting I
> > >wound up using my trusty Gossen. I did switch
> after that to another M
> > >because of patch flare. As I was already
> externally metering there was
> > >no point of using the M6.
> > >Slobodan Dimitrov
> > 
> > Slobodan,
> > 
> > What was the problem exactly? That the meter
> responded slowly? That the
> > exposures were poorly exposed?
> > 
> > I use the TTL in low light all the time and have
> never had a problem. What
> > went wrong?
> > 
> > Guy
> > 
> > >Marc James Small wrote:
> > >> Wow.  Let us just say that our results vary
> dramatically -- my early M6 has
> > >> a deathlessly accurate meter which really
> shines in low-light conditions.
> > >> Are you certain that you are being cautious
> about what you meter on?  This
> > >> can be a problem in low-light situations.
> > >>
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