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Subject: Re: [Leica] Fwd: Re: LUG metallurgist
From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 16:21:42 -0700

I heard, somewhere along the way, that the F shutter curtains could be 
installed in a Leica M4. Anyone have any experience with that?
Slobodan Dimitrov


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>From: grduprey@rockwellcollins.com
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Leica] Fwd: Re: LUG metallurgist
>Date: Sat, Jul 26, 2003, 9:24 AM
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> Kurt
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> As I remember Nikon used Titanium in all F model shutters irregardless of
> top shutter speed, but I'm sure it helped there also.
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> Gene
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>                       07/26/2003 12:59 PM
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> Jerry,
> thank you for your e-mail. Yes, our son reminded me yesterday that
> Nikon used titanium in the focal plane shutters to achieve the 1/4000
> shutter speed. I forget the model but I believe the use of Ti was to
> reduce the mass of the shutter and thus enable it to accelerate more
> rapidly.
> Regards
> Kurt
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