Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/27

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Subject: RE: [Leica] M6/M6TTL meters...
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:53:37 -0500

Hi Leo,

Thanks for that info!  Is/was your M6 Classic an early or late one?

Regards,

Austin

> I find that my M6 classis would not meter in low light, an M7
> absolutely fixed all of my problems.
>
> Leo Wesson
>
> > ----------
> > From: 	Austin Franklin
> > Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Sent: 	Thursday, February 27, 2003 11:07 AM
> > To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: 	[Leica] M6/M6TTL meters...
> >
> > The discussion by Victor of his meter question, and some other
> discussion
> > I've had on another list had me look up some information on the Leica
> > M6/M6TTL meters.  I found:
> >
> > The M6 meter goes from EV 0 to EV 20
> > The M6TTL meter goes from EV -2 to EV 20
> >
> > That is according to the manuals I have...
> >
> > Now, that, to me, is a very good reason to get an M6TTL over an
> M6 if you do
> > a lot of low light work...but the question I have, is there a
> difference in
> > the early M6 meter and the later M6 meter, as far as EV
> capability goes?  I
> > wasn't aware there was any difference, but the recent thread
> about Victor's
> > question gave information that there were in fact two different metering
> > systems for the M6, so perhaps there is more of a difference than has
> > already been stated?
> >
> > Austin

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