Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/23
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At 1:06 PM -0400 10/23/02, frankandaubrey@mindspring.com wrote:
>Gentlemen,
>
>My point regarding the TTL's off position vs. the classic's bulb position is
>the same as Simon's post. Apparantly I too was not very clear.
>
>Frank
>
>On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:50:33 +0100 Simon Lamb <simon@sclamb.com> wrote:
>
>> Austin
>>
>> The point I was trying to make (not very well)
>> was that the off position is
>> not another bulb position in that the meter
>> does not function and the
>> shutter does not open, both of which would
>> happen in the bulb position.
>>
>> I have never had battery drain with my M6 TTL
>> and I always switch it to off
>> when I have finished using it and it goes back
>> in the bag.
>>
>> Simon
>>
>> On 23/10/02 12:28 am, "Austin Franklin" wrote:
>>
>> > Simon,
>> >
>> > If you put the M6 "Classic" on B, the meter
>> does not function, and the LEDs
>> > do not light up...so how is that any
>> different?
>> >
> > > Austin
Now let's straighten this out :-).
On the regular, old, classic M6 the B position is also the meter off position.
On the TTL, in the B position the camera is still powered, to allow flash.
On the TTL, in the OFF position the shutter functions just like the B
position, but there is no power to the flash circuits. The shutter
_DOES_ open. The 'OFF' position functions just like the 'B' position
on the classic M6, except that flash does not work.
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