Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]colin wrote: > > > I was always told that the Contax shutter was superbly quiet, even quieter > > that Leica's, but that it was not as durable. Apparently it had some silk > > (?) strings, which were prone to failure. > The Contax is not as quiet as the Leica shutter, at least in my opinion. All Contax RF shutters are a metal segmented curtain which travels vertically. The Contax I's shutters are so undependable that it is rare to find one which works at all. The Contax II/III and the postwar IIA/IIIA have relatively reliable shutters. Although they may need ribbon repairs, they almost never require curtain replacement--a very common Leica problem. Both often need slow speed cleaning. Essentially its a tradeoff. Stephen Gandy