Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 08-01-1998 09:39 Alan Ball wrote: >I've stepped in last week, after 15 years of hesitations. Of course, I'm >going through all forms of manipulation of my new toy. And I have 1 >specific question I have seen no trace of in all the literature and Usenet >archives: when I trigger the shutter at 1/15th and 1/30th of a sec, I get >an aftermath of small, gradually silencing mechanical "noises" during what >seems like the better of 1 sec. This does not happen between 1/1000 th and >x sync. While from 1/8 down, the mechanism makes the characteristic motion >work noise of slow speeds. > >My question is : is the aftermath "noise" at 1/15 and 1/30 normal ? And >why ? > >Thanks beforehand for your clarifications ! > >Alan >Brussels-Belgium. > Don't worry, I am experiencing the same mechanical "noises" at these speeds, with a new M6, while I am pushing the shutter release button. This does not happen at higher speeds. Pascal Belgium - -------------------------------------------------------- Sent on a Macintosh PowerBook G3, the fastest laptop on the planet - -------------------------------------------------------- <<< PGP public key available on request >>>