Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 11 September 2001, "Lee, Jonathan" wrote: > > Has any camera had a fully mechanical shutter and auto-exposure, not > counting the servo-driven Nikon F2? I'm curious as to how this could be > done. > > Jonathan Lee > Sure, the Konica Autoreflex of the late 1960s. It used a "trapped needle" system that controlled the aperture; an early shutter-priority system. Not workable on an M camera since the camera body has no control over the lens aperture. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/