Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, I've never tried it but when I thought about I realized that the light would not come to a point at the plane of the shutter curtain. If it did, it could not cover the entire film area. Therefore I dismissed the idea a urban legion. Ken Wilcox >Paul- >Good question, and one I thought about when taking my precious IIIa out in >the sun when I had no cap for my Summar. >I actually took my lens off the camera, took a piece of dark paper, and >using the lens, aperture wide open, like a magnifying glass, tried to burn a >hole in the paper. Didn't happen- couldn't get it to burn a hole in it! Now, >to be honest, I may have done something wrong, but the day was cloudless, >and the spot was as small on the paper as I could make it, and it didn't >burn. >I would say that taking reasonable precautions-not pointing the camera >directly at the sun- you should be able to avoid trouble. I have often >wondered if this was an 'urban legend' as I had never seen a hole burned in >a shutter curtain in all the Leicas and Canons I have had the pleasure to >handle and examine. >Anyone with first hand experience? >Dan >-----Original Message----- >From: Paul Klingaman <pklingaman@hotmail.com> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 10:44 AM >Subject: [Leica] Shutter Burn. Need Sunblock? > > >>Hello LUG, >> >>Now that the light around here(Boston) has intensified, and this will be my >>first summer with any M, I'm starting to get concerned about shutter burn. >>Should I be? How serious an issue is this? Does the aperture of the lens >>have any effect? I don't use lens caps or filters, and I'd like to avoid >>the need to cup the lens with my hand while shooting. My M6 has been a >>blessing for my situation. I never find myself cursing the fact that I >left >>something at home. The controls are so simple that I can concentrate on >>what's important: composition and exposure. I'd like to maintain this >level >>of simplicity, but at the same time, don't want to be replacing my shutter >>curtain every year. Thanks in advance for your gracious wisdom. >> >>Thanks, >>Paul Klingaman >> >>PS. If anyone out there happens to have a 35mm summicron pre-ASPH they'd >>like to get rid of, I've been looking and would appreciate dealing with a >>LUGger. Barrel cosmetics are of no concern, but good glass is a must. >> >> >>_______________________________________________________________ >>Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@gfn.org>