Will the M6 function without the battery?

[johnastovall]

Can the M6 be used without the battery?

 

[EmilGil]

Yeah, but the light meter won't work.

 

[johnastovall]

Thanks, that's what I wanted to know. One can shoot without a light meter.

 

[ray*j*gun]

Yes one can and one does long live sunny 16!.....my M6 classic has never had a battery installed.

Ray

 

[__hh]

Some people have actually removed the batteries from the M6 so that it is not too "distracting". I like my built-in meter as an exposure estimation confirmation device.

 

[gdi]

Yes, I feel any form metering device is cheating, as is looking at the aperture or SS settings. I am working toward only shooting with a blindfold. 🙂

 

[Paul C. Perkins MD]

I expect it would work OK without a battery. Take away the photographer - and you could always use it as a paperweight. . .

Paul

 

[noci]

and what if I don't have a desk?

 

[b.espahbod]

M6 works definitley better without batteries. those red lights only give u doubt and bad exposure.

 

[kipkeston]

always second guess the red lights !

 

[nome_alice]

if i had an m6 i'd remove the batteries, tape over the viewfinder and remove the film advance lever. all these modern gimmicks just hinder the shooting experience man.

;-)

 

[borismach]

I intentionally remove the battery from my M6, and shoot it. I ususally check my exposure with a L308. It, like other M camera (M3 & CL) works find with me.
cheerz
🙂 bm

 

[pesphoto]

Why would shell out the $$ for an M6 if you didnt want the meter?

 

[JNewell]

if i had an m6 i'd remove the batteries, tape over the viewfinder and remove the film advance lever. all these modern gimmicks just hinder the shooting experience man.

;-)

Sissy. Get rid of the lens. Use a pinhole.

 

[gdi]

Why would shell out the $$ for an M6 if you didnt want the meter?

Exactly! Who wants to trade their M6 for my M3? You'll never have to worry about "accidentally" using the meter!

 

[edodo]

the built in meter will devaluate the M6 in the future as parts and repairs will become more and more difficult! Service the M6 before then...

 

[johnastovall]

Why would shell out the $$ for an M6 if you didnt want the meter?

Because batteries run down and there are places where you can not get them. It's nice to know the camera will continue to function with out it.

 

[kxl]

Because batteries run down and there are places where you can not get them. It's nice to know the camera will continue to function with out it.

Funny how that excuse if so overused... :bang:

Note to self: batteries are so cheap and so small and so widely available in major metro areas, I should always have spares in my bag before I leave home.

 

[johnastovall]

You know even here in Texas in a couple of hours of driving I can be places over a 100 miles from the nearest place with any kind of batteries but AA or D cells. One also can just carries a camera with out a bag and making an expedition of it. Just grab the camera a couple of rolls of film and head out to see what one may see.

 

[novum]

the built in meter will devaluate the M6 in the future as parts and repairs will become more and more difficult! Service the M6 before then...

That's funny. I'll be dead well before that pseudo-eventuality. This thread is totally boneless.