Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Using the meter in the M6
From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 20:30:24 -0800
References: <02b601c291a1$5c3ae140$0200a8c0@homeportal>

I use a hand held meter with my M6 and my other Leicas.   If I am in a hurry
and want to grab a shot with my Sekonic or Gossen still in the bag, I'll
then use the ttl meter.

Roland Smith
Oakland, California
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From: "Clarus Music vz" <clarus.music@verizon.net>
To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "LEG" <leica@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 12:59 PM
Subject: [Leica] Using the meter in the M6


> Hi all,
>
> In my SLR days I used the camera meter constantly in aperture-priority
> mode - each exposure was set individually. These days with the M6 I don't
> use the meter much. I meter here and there as I go. Mostly I raise the
> camera to my eye to meter, then carry on. It almost seems more trouble to
> have the meter in the camera - when I shoot I don't look at the meter. I'd
> rather point my Sekonic and set the camera from there. I'm thinking what
> difference dies it make if I had an M2,3, 4 or 6 with a topside meter?
Same
> difference.
>
> How do other M6 people use their meter?
>
> Cheers, Jeffrey
>
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Replies: Reply from Christer Almqvist <chris@almqvist.net> (Re: [Leica] Using the meter in the M6)
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