Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>On Behalf Of Doug Herr <snip...> >I consider the stepless manual shutter speeds of the Leicaflex a real >benefit, much more than the automation of newer cameras. The half-stop >increments of the R7 and R8 in manual mode are pretty good, but the >stepless shutter of the Leicaflex combined with manual metering gives me >better results than automatic. >Doug Herr >Sacramento >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt Please help me to understand why step less shutter speed gives better results than half stop or automatic. I don't understand that statement unless you only shoot slides. Even with slides I would like to see two pictures side by side taken at the same time, same subject, same aperture but quarter stop shutter speed difference and it would surprise me if I would notice a difference. We use mainly TMAX100, TMAX400, Kodak Potra 160 and 400 (NC) and these films can cope easily with one stop shutter speed. Jörg Willems