Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why do digital cameras need a shutter at all? Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 3:57 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Photokina _ The lens on Tom's RD1 > All the digicams with teensy sensors have the video style chips with > "continuous" output so people can hold them out at arm's length and get > shaky pix :-) > All the serious cameras with large chips, including the RD1, need a > shutter. > > > On 5 Oct, 2004, at 03:04, Frank Filippone wrote: > >> What shutter? you don't need no stinking shutter in a digital camera. >> There is need for a sensor cover. A motor to uncover a sensor that >> only >> needs to be covered when you change lenses? Sounds like overkill. >> >> I missed the original posting in this..... can someone point me to the >> proper archive for the Zeiss M camera? >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> It is not fake. The shutter has to be cocked. There is no motor to do >> it in the base camera. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >