Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's probably the reason. I'm guessing the m3 was originally designed as an ss but then reworked for ds since thge ss gearing fits perfectly into the cramped space. It wouldn't have belittled by anyone since Leitz was coming out of the knob wind world. Still, at some point they must have decided that speed wasn't making the film cling enough to justify the slowdown. Javier - --- Buzz Hausner <buzz.hausner@verizon.net> wrote: > I could be wrong about this, but if I remember the > discussions held > around the photographers' lounge at the Time/Life > Building in the early > sixties this is the scuttlebutt. The double stroke > was used initially > because early tests of a single stroke advance moved > the film so quickly > out of the canisters that in cold weather static > emissions could streak > the film. Thus, the double stroke was utilized to > slow the film advance > and guarantee against static streaking. I would > have gleaned this > information from a discussion I overheard between > Brad Morse and Marty > Forscher circa 1963 or '64. I do not remember Brad > or Marty address why > one would slow the advance through two strokes > rather than simple > gearing, but if it made sense to Forscher, who was a > true mechanical > genius, then one must presume that it made perfect > sense. > > Again, this is apocrypha, and I remain seated so > that I can stand > corrected immediately when called to task. > > Buzz Hausner > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On > Behalf Of > leirex@access4less.net > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 1:07 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Question: Single Stroke vs. > Double Stroke M3 > > Then, what is the advantage of SS over DS and the > advantage of DS over > SS? > > David > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html