Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 23:12:34 +0100 Robert Appleby <robert.appleby@tin.it> wrote: > >>>> > Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 09:45:36 +0100 > From: Axel Schwieker <axel@baer.rwth-aachen.de> > Subject: Re: [Leica] mechanical shutters > Message-ID: <3A0912B0.76DE0205@baer.rwth-aachen.de> > References: <3.0.32.20001107142257.006d11a4@box4.tin.it> > > Robert Appleby wrote: > > > > Is there any advantage to a mechanical shutter except for the battery > > independence? > > The advantage of a fully mechanical quality shutter is, besides its > battery independence, that it can be repaired by any skilled technician > even after decades. If the electronics break after 20 years or so you > are usually left out standing in the rain. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Axel > <<<<<< > > Axel > Twenty years is a hell of a long time. Will I be using the same camera in > twenty years as I am now? I don't think so. Well, you ain't the typical Leica photographer, then....My M4 is 31, my M4P is 18 or so, and I'm 43....when I sold my M2s after 18 years in my hands, one of them was nearly 40....and they're still (hopefully) in daily use. Walt >