Leica M6 "The Rose" Question

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Hi

Does anyone know where i can get "the rose" battery/lightmeter switch for my two M6 Classic's, or if there is any other similar product where i can easy turn on and off the light meter without removing the batteries, (i hate those flashing arrows)

Thanks
 
As you may be aware, Larry Welker was the maker of the Rose.

Unfortunately, he had a disastrous fire which destroyed all his equipment. The last info I saw on this is located here: http://tinyurl.com/blz4we

To my knowledge, the only sources of Roses today are owners who bought them years ago. Sorry.

I agree that they are extremely useful, and love both of mine.
 
Atom said:
I've never heard of "the rose". How does it work? I'm not quite getting the picture. Thanks.
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It's a push button switch for the battery. You press it once, it locks in and makes contact within the camera so you can use the meter. Press it again and it disengages the contact so the batteries are not in contact. Saves battery life.
 
wontonny said:
It's a push button switch for the battery. You press it once, it locks in and makes contact within the camera so you can use the meter. Press it again and it disengages the contact so the batteries are not in contact. Saves battery life.
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Close - it's a screw action. I have one.
 
Sorry, the flashing arrows are important. For those who like higher contrast in their photos the flashing arrows are of great assistance. (This is not for you really good photographers who can do this without the assistance of the arrows. I am not that good.) If or when the right arrow is brighter more information will be added to the negative and hence more contrast. That is why I like the flashing arrows. Sorry, if I am not much help to you but I thought it would be helpful to others & this would be a good thread to put that info in.
 
Ken Ford said:
Not handy - I'll see if I can come up with something.

Did you try Google?
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Thanks Ken, i would appreciate that very much...


Of course i've googled for weeks, and not a single image of this darned thing has turned up...a lot of words, but no images...?
 
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Steve Bellayr said:
Sorry, the flashing arrows are important. For those who like higher contrast in their photos the flashing arrows are of great assistance. (This is not for you really good photographers who can do this without the assistance of the arrows. I am not that good.) If or when the right arrow is brighter more information will be added to the negative and hence more contrast. That is why I like the flashing arrows. Sorry, if I am not much help to you but I thought it would be helpful to others & this would be a good thread to put that info in.
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The flashing arrows are good when you need them, but not all of the time, it's like having your car horn constantly going, when you only need it for a split second from time to time...
 
A 'Rose' was offered some time ago either here in the classifieds or on the bay, can't remember where. But I cannot find it, the ad did have pictures.
 
Steve Bellayr said:
Sorry, the flashing arrows are important. For those who like higher contrast in their photos the flashing arrows are of great assistance. (This is not for you really good photographers who can do this without the assistance of the arrows. I am not that good.) If or when the right arrow is brighter more information will be added to the negative and hence more contrast. That is why I like the flashing arrows. Sorry, if I am not much help to you but I thought it would be helpful to others & this would be a good thread to put that info in.
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Nice to know about a certain use of flashing arrows. But now I need to know your use of the brighter right one, in contrast enhancement.

sniki
 
Larry's "Rose" came out of a discussion we had years ago. I had started to investigate the possibility to make an on/off switch for the M6 as the diodes drove me nuts in certain situations. My idea was to have a small sliding switch on the front of the battery cover, but it turned out to be tricky to make as it required some rather exotic switches. Larry' idea with the rotating switch was easier to make and also allowed you to "flick" it on and off. He made a small series of them and they do work quite well. The protrude a bit, but not too much.
We went to Vermont and with friends drove down to see Larry and his wife prior to going to an LHSA meeting. His machine shop was nothing short of magic to me! He was located in an area with incredible machining expertise and we spent an afternoon discussing machining. ideas etc. We continued down south and expected to meet with Larry and his wife the next day in Williamsburg. We got a phone call and Larry explained that the whole barn had burned down during the night with all of his equipment! I think that Larry decided to give it up and I don't know if he has gotten back yet (this was in 2003). Larry is a master machinist and the quality of his work is outstanding. I have no idea if he can be persuaded to start up the Rose again, but I still have two of them that are on a couple of M6's.
The reason why I wanted to make it - or have it made was that I suggested it to Leica some years prior and they showed no interest in it. I tried to explain that flashing diodes do break the concentration when you are shooting. They did not agree!
 
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