Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Light meter problem
From: "Jason Vicinanza" <jason@futurafish.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 16:58:35 -0000

Thanks Ted, however this only seemed to start happening today whilst working
on a project. Firstly the meter did not display at all so I changed the
battery, then it continued to act weird.
I could point the camera at a bright light at f2 using the one second
shutter speed and the meter still tells me to increase the shutter speed or
aperture. Additionally sometimes the meter does not work at all.

jason

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ted Grant
Sent: 28 October 2001 16:27
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Light meter problem


Jason Vicinanza wrote:

>>I have a problem with the light meter on my M6TTL. Maybe someone can help?
Sometimes upon pressing the shutter button the light meter does not come on
> at all, sometimes the left and right indicators come on and sometimes one
or
> other of the indicators come on. Basically it seems that for some reason
the
> meter is just messed up. I have used a new battery, no change.<<<<

Hi Jason,
Is this not the result of the meter reading the scene and the lights
re-acting accordingly in relation to the exposure/aperture settings?

If you have your instruction manual handy I'd be checking to see if you may
be mistaken in the malfunctioning of the camera or meter system. I'm not
saying you haven't read it through, however one must ask; is this a recent
meter happening or has the camera been functioning in this manner since you
acquired it?

But your observation sounds like the camera is working quite normally, but
you're not understanding what is happening inrelation to adjusting the
shutter speed dial or aperture ring to have the correct exposure and lights
come on indicating it's OK to shoot.

ted

Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant

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