wlaidlaw Posted June 24, 2018 Share #21  Posted June 24, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi,  I would like to add one thing to also try which no one seems to mention anywhere on any searches of M6/M6 TTL meter issues. The meter requires the shutter to be in a cocked position and sometimes if wound too hard the meter will not work! That certainly was the case with my M6 and it was driving me crazy until it dawned on me and taking up the slack in the rewind crank and presto it worked! I can turn the meter "on" and "off" by applying a little pressure either to the wind on lever or the rewind crank.  I am not certain if this is standard with all M6s, and perhaps someone would like to try with theirs, however it is something definitely worth checking before sending away as it "fixed" my issue.  My CL is behaving a bit like this but I think it may be the MR-9 PX625 battery replacer. As well as fiddling around with the rewind crank and wind on crank, pressing the battery check button sometimes is bringing it to life. Also it was all rebuilt 18 months ago with particular emphasis on the metering by a very reputable Leica repairer, who found a number of dry solder joints, so rewired it all. I have had problems in the past with these regulated mercury battery replacers behaving erratically.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted September 6, 2019 Share #22  Posted September 6, 2019 So maybe we could have recent information: who had a M6TTL light meter problem lately? Who fixed it and how much did it cost? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakham Posted September 13, 2019 Share #23 Â Posted September 13, 2019 I am interest about it too... Did anyone find any repairman for fix lightmeter on M6TTL when Leica said it cannot be repaired? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 13, 2019 Share #24 Â Posted September 13, 2019 What I would do as last measure: take out the electronic print -or have it done- and send it to a print repair service. I have a good one in the Netherlands, but I am sure you can find one near to you. You have a good chance that they can refurbish the electronics, for a reasonable price too. Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakham Posted September 13, 2019 Share #25 Â Posted September 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, jaapv said: What I would do as last measure: take out the electronic print -or have it done- and send it to a print repair service. I have a good one in the Netherlands, but I am sure you can find one near to you. You have a good chance that they can refurbish the electronics, for a reasonable price too. Â I am not sure If I understand what do you mean :-/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 13, 2019 Share #26 Â Posted September 13, 2019 Search for "electronics repair," not camera repair. Have a camera repair man take out the light meter electronics and have them repaired by an electronics specialist. These are a simple 1970ies design. It should not be difficult. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
comte de Mazan Posted September 13, 2019 Share #27  Posted September 13, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, I had the same problem a long time ago ... In 2002 I bought a M6 TTL which broke down in 2004. Still under warranty I sent it to Solms where, after a long wait, they said me that it was not repairable!  To make me wait, they sent me an M7 proposing to keep it if I wanted, and as the MP was just released I prefer to get one for a few hundred euros in addition to the purchase price of my M6 TTL. Finally I made a good deal, I much prefer the MP! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted September 13, 2019 Share #28  Posted September 13, 2019 There seems to be a lot of paranoia about M6TTL meters. First, I have used mine constantly since 2001 with no trouble, Second, the camera will still be usable should the meter fail, and Third, as jaapv has pointed out, the meter is probably capable of being repaired even if not by Leica. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliotbialick Posted January 11, 2020 Share #29  Posted January 11, 2020 So, here we are in 2020 and it seems that this issue is left unresolved. Has any of you been able to find a resolution to your failed meter in either an M6 Classic or TTL? If so, what route did you take to a satisfactory solution? Elliot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 11, 2020 Share #30  Posted January 11, 2020 I understand Alan Starkie of Cameraworks-UK.com was hoping to offer a repair service for M6 metering boards both Classic and TTL. I don't know what his current status on this is but it might be worth contacting him. When my M6TTL board died in the early 2000's, after a trip to the Caribbean, I  was told by the repairman at Leica UK (Nobby Clarke) that some of the boards had not been properly cleaned of flux after manufacture and, if they were subjected to any damp or condensation, which typically occurs when you go out of air-conditioning into a hot humid atmosphere as in the Caribbean, the damp and flux can then react leading to corrosion. At that time the TTL was repairable with a replacement board (not cheap!). I exchanged my repaired TTL for an M7, when it came back from repair. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark II Posted January 11, 2020 Share #31  Posted January 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Elliotbialick said: Has any of you been able to find a resolution to your failed meter in either an M6 Classic or TTL? I do not think options are going to improve, I am afraid. The M6TTL (and M7) use a microcontroller chip that has been out of production for some years now. If there are no stocks of boards available, there is no viable way to make a repair. The only option would be to design a new board around a more recent chipset. This could be done, and likely with a reasonable manufacturing cost even for a small run of boards. However, the work to design the board and firmware is non-trivial, and I doubt that there are enough M6 TTLs awaiting repair to justify the effort. That said, working M6 TTLs  are pretty scarce, and prices are rising. A local dealer here is trying to sell a good condition M6 TTL for nearly 4000€ - completely insane. The big advantage of the M6/MP is that the circuitry is much much simpler than the M6TTL/M7, and the cameras are much more commonly in use. Even if parts cease to be available, I am pretty sure someone will design replacement parts. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 11, 2020 Share #32  Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) As an aside, the OP started this discussion almost three years ago and has never posted since, either here or anywhere else on the forum. 😳 Jeff Edited January 11, 2020 by Jeff S 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted January 11, 2020 Share #33  Posted January 11, 2020 Reminds me of the issues with corroded meter parts in the later Nikon F2 Photomic finders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted January 11, 2020 Share #34  Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) It appears that the original poster and his M6 have been abducted by a UFO. For others with a similar challenge (the M6 light meter problem, that is), this suggestion from Anbaric sounds like your best hope for repair - Quote In another old (2007) thread over on photo.net, it's claimed that Sherry [Krauter] was replacing old M6 Classic circuit boards with MP boards: https://www.photo.net/discuss/threads/m6-built-in-light-meter-dead.290963/ If Leica Wetzlar can't repair it, the smart money is on Sherry. Edited January 11, 2020 by Herr Barnack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted January 12, 2020 Share #35  Posted January 12, 2020 10 hours ago, Herr Barnack said: It appears that the original poster and his M6 have been abducted by a UFO. For others with a similar challenge (the M6 light meter problem, that is), this suggestion from Anbaric sounds like your best hope for repair - If Leica Wetzlar can't repair it, the smart money is on Sherry. Sherry is a bit long in the tooth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted January 12, 2020 Share #36  Posted January 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, james.liam said: Sherry is a bit long in the tooth. And she has a lifetime of experience in repairing Leica M cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted January 12, 2020 Share #37 Â Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Herr Barnack said: And she has a lifetime of experience in repairing Leica M cameras. No doubt about that but time catches up with all of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasG Posted January 12, 2020 Share #38 Â Posted January 12, 2020 Â I keep two M6 cameras, from 1986 and 1990, still both work fine, mechanically and electronically, I cross fingers that nothing will happen to the light meter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliotbialick Posted January 12, 2020 Share #39  Posted January 12, 2020 My inclination, after ‘rediscovering’ the joy of film is to sell my M6 Classic in favour of a circuit-free M6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliotbialick Posted January 12, 2020 Share #40 Â Posted January 12, 2020 Apologies for typo: Â Last M6 should read M3! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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