Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/20

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: M6 Meter
From: wilcox@umcc.umich.edu (Ken Wilcox)
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 18:44:58 -0400
 
When the battery fails in my M6 it simply fades out the LEDs with no change
in meter sensitivity.

kw

>The manual for the M6 states that the light meter will give correct
>readings as long as the LED's  light up. Recently I had a very nasty
>experience the light meter was approximately off by 4 stops. I dit not
>spot the problem at the time as I was using an unfamiliar film speed.
>New batteries restored correct reading.
>
>Has anyone experienced similar problems, if so how do you know when to
>replace the batteries.
>
>Any comments will be appreciated.
>
>Ole

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