Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/23

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Subject: [Leica] Re: leicaflex SL's self timer
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 09:57:01 -0800

I think I would put the shutter on Bulb and use a cable release.

Jim


At 11:34 AM 1/23/99 +0100, you wrote:
>Hello Lugnuts,
>
>As I was using the SL's self timers for some microscopy shots (with old time
>leitz microscopes fitted with viso adapters and retrofitted with 14167) I
>experienced differences between the delay of the various self timers :
>- first SL : about 11 s
>- second SL : roughly 9 s
>- SL 2 : 8 s
>
>Even if this question might (I admit it might) seem stupid, it is not!!
>As matter of fact, I'm taking fluorescence shots and the fluorescence of the
>fluorophores I'm using is very rapidly fading (in about 3 to 5s). That's the
>reason why I have to know the exact delay of the self timer to add the
>convenient reagent at the right time i.e. 3 to 5 seconds before the shoot
>asuming that the vibrations will decay by that time!
>Final statement : I never could use neither M6, M4-P/M4-2/MdA/MD2...because
>these bloody cams just don't bear a self timer...got stuck with an M4...
>Thib.
>