crismitchell
Newbie
Hey Gang,
I have successfully shot one roll of film through my new to me M6. Today i loaded a new roll of film in the camera and tonight i noticed that the meters were not coming on. I clicked the shutter and it made a very weird noise like something was dying, not loud but not good.
Can someone confirm that this is what happens when the battery dies and not something worse ;-( I'm going to head down and pick up a new battery in the morning and am praying that is all it is. I did realize that I forgot to put it on B the last time i put it in my bag so perhaps it activated the meters and ran the battery down.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Cris...
I have successfully shot one roll of film through my new to me M6. Today i loaded a new roll of film in the camera and tonight i noticed that the meters were not coming on. I clicked the shutter and it made a very weird noise like something was dying, not loud but not good.
Can someone confirm that this is what happens when the battery dies and not something worse ;-( I'm going to head down and pick up a new battery in the morning and am praying that is all it is. I did realize that I forgot to put it on B the last time i put it in my bag so perhaps it activated the meters and ran the battery down.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Cris...
Artorius
Caribbean Traveler
The shutter on the M6 has nothing to do with the battery being dead or not. The M7 on the other hand is battery dependent with a couple of exceptions. Sounds like you might have a problem.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Dear Cris,
Or you're just hearing the normal 'whirrr..rr.r' as the slow speed train runs down after a long shutter speed. The battery has nothing to do with the shutter.
Cheers,
R.
Or you're just hearing the normal 'whirrr..rr.r' as the slow speed train runs down after a long shutter speed. The battery has nothing to do with the shutter.
Cheers,
R.
crismitchell
Newbie
I guess i did have it on a 1 second exposure which might be the case for the weird sound. I'll pick up a battery tomorrow and hope it gets the meters going again and life back to normal.
Thanks for the response.
Cris...
Thanks for the response.
Cris...
Mudman
Well-known
yep, one second would cause a weird noise.
crismitchell
Newbie
yeh didn't even think about the shutter speed being the problem with the noise as i was freaked out about the meters not coming on ;-)
JamSee
James Craig
I do agree that the 1 sec exposure on the m6 sounds like it is dying! No meter = a (hopefully) simple fix... new batteries!
regards,
James.
regards,
James.
degruyl
Just this guy, you know?
and, while you are at it, make sure to either put the camera on B (or off, if it a TTL model) or not advance the film before putting the camera away. If something rests on the shutter release, the meter will run down the battery in a hurry.
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
crismitchell
Newbie
Fresh batteries in and all is good again in the world. 
Thanks for the support everyone
Cris
Thanks for the support everyone
Cris
Juan Valdenebro
Truth is beauty
It happened to me last week... One of my cameras' meter died... My first thought was here we go, now I'll have to send it for repair... Surely I did bump it or it wasn't well built...
And I even had 3 pairs of batteries inside my wallet! Only 2 days after, I thought could it be the batteries?
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one...
Cheers,
Juan
And I even had 3 pairs of batteries inside my wallet! Only 2 days after, I thought could it be the batteries?
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one...
Cheers,
Juan
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Fresh batteries in and all is good again in the world.
Thanks for the support everyone
Cris
Dear Cris,
Great!
Cheers,
R.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
I came back to see how this story ended...glad to hear it was just the battery...