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Subject: [Leica] Bizarre problem with my m6
From: john.o.newell at comcast.net (J. Newell)
Date: Fri Jan 9 10:30:54 2009


Sadly, what you are probably seeing is not related to the corrosion in the 
battery compartment but the flexible circuit "board" that incorporates the 
metering circuit going south.? I have had this happen and the meter's 
behavior can be very odd and inconsistent before it ultimately dies.? The 
early M6s (of which yours is an obvious example, first year of production) 
often had/have this fault.? The later metering circuit board, which is also 
used as a replacement for failed early boards, does not have this tendency.? 
You can distinguish early from late by how they act with the circuit on (and 
functioning properly) and light below the meter's sensitivity range.? The 
LEDs on the early circuit went dark; the LEDs on the later version blink. 



You probably need a replacement circuit board.? I can't recommend anyone in 
your area but Sherry Krauter, Don Goldberg and Leica USA are all able to do 
this repair.? I would ask about turnaround times first.? 



IMO, it's a great camera and worth the investment. 



John Newell 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Irving" <irving@iit.edu> 
To: lug@leica-users.org 
Sent: Friday, January 9, 2009 12:35:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [Leica] Bizarre problem with my m6 

I'm new to the list. I've been using my m3 for some years and I recently 
bought a (1984 vintage) M6 classic (non-TTL). It clearly hadn't been 
used much since it looked brand new but had some corrosion in the 
battery ?compartment cover. ?Understandably the meter has been flakey. 
Sometimes would work and sometimes not. I cleaned up the cover a little 
more vigorously and now I have a situation when there is no film in the 
camera, the meter works fine. When I put film in the camera, no lights 
(or will occasionally work). I've gone back and forth between film, not 
film about 4 times now and this has been consistent. ?This baffles me. 
On another note has anyone in the list had positive experiences with 
Leica repair people in the Chicago area? 

-- 
Thanks, 
Tom Irving 
Professor of Biology and Physics, 
Director Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (BioCAT) 
Director Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation 
(CSRRI) Dept. BCPS, Illinois Institute of Technology 
3101 S. Dearborn, Chicago IL. 60616, USA 
(312) 567-3489 FAX: (312)567-3494 
email:irving@iit.edu 


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