paul_cohn

<p>Thanks everyone for your answers. I found that I get the same result whether I point the M6 at a dark brown door or at a white wall. I am wondering now if I need a CLA, if the meter if "off." Is that possible?</p>

<p>Hi, I am trying to figure out how to best use my Leica M6 TTL to get an accurate meter reading. I metered a room of my house at night with the lights on using a Leica M6, a Fujifilm X100s, and a Sekonic 401-208. I got these readings:</p> <ul> <li>Leica M6 TTL: 1/4 second at f/2.8</li> <li>Fujifilm X100s: 1/30 second at f/2.8</li> <li>Sekonic reflective: 1/250 second at f/2.8</li> <li>Sekonic incident: 1/15 second at f/2.8</li> </ul> <p>I then used the Fujifilm to shoot all four exposures, to see the histograms. Naturally, the 1/30 and 1/15 exposure had good histograms, the 1/250 was too dark and the 1/4 was much too light.<br> I've also seen differences of roughly two stops when I'm outside using the Leica M6 vs. the Sekonic in overcast conditions.<br> How, then, can I use the light meter in the Leica M6 TTL accurately? Do I simply need a CLA, or is there something about metering with the Leica M6 that I don't understand? <br> Thanks!</p>