Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When Leitz added the slow-speed gear train to the Leica, they used a second 'interrupter gear'. This works a bit differently than the faster speeds. Hence the sound. The most cogent explanation for this I've found is the lucid exigesis contained in Dechert's THE CONTAX S CAMERA FAMILY, where he explains why the Contax S family gear train was so horrid. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!