Rafael
Mandlerian
Halfway through my recent trip to Venezuela, the meter on my M6 died. When I depressed the shutter button halfway, the metering arrows would flash on for a split second and then go out. They would not come back on until I had fired the shutter and advanced to the next frame. Initially, I assumed that it was just the battery that had died. So, I pulled out the fresh new battery that I had in my bag, removed it from its packaging, and put it into the camera. Imagine my horror when the meter continued to behave exactly as it had before (arrows illuminating for only a split second). "Oh well," I thought, the camera will have to go in for repairs when I get home.
I used my hand-held meter for the rest of the trip. Upon arriving home, I called Kindermann and described the problem to the technician. He agreed that the camera would require servicing. So I started to pack it up to send in.
My wife came in and asked what I was doing. I told her about the meter and prepared her for the rather hefty repair bill that we would be receiving in the near future. "Have you tried a new battery?" she asked. I explained that I had put a brand new battery in the camera and that it was still not operating properly. "Yes," she said, "but have you tried another new battery?"
I pointed out to her just how unlikely it is that a fresh dated Duracell battery straight out of the package will be defective. But she wouldn't let it go. So, I headed down to the local store and dropped $6.99 on a new battery. I got home, put the battery in the camera, and my face immediately turned red. To be precise, my face turned the same shade of red as the bright red arrows that appeared in my viewfinder!
I am never going to live this one down!!!
I used my hand-held meter for the rest of the trip. Upon arriving home, I called Kindermann and described the problem to the technician. He agreed that the camera would require servicing. So I started to pack it up to send in.
My wife came in and asked what I was doing. I told her about the meter and prepared her for the rather hefty repair bill that we would be receiving in the near future. "Have you tried a new battery?" she asked. I explained that I had put a brand new battery in the camera and that it was still not operating properly. "Yes," she said, "but have you tried another new battery?"
I pointed out to her just how unlikely it is that a fresh dated Duracell battery straight out of the package will be defective. But she wouldn't let it go. So, I headed down to the local store and dropped $6.99 on a new battery. I got home, put the battery in the camera, and my face immediately turned red. To be precise, my face turned the same shade of red as the bright red arrows that appeared in my viewfinder!
I am never going to live this one down!!!
