Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Clompus wrote: > I think the EOS1n RS (hard to keep up with the abbreviations) loses about > 1/2 f stop due the pellicle mirror. I am sure Leica could build one that > only lost 1/4 to 1/3 f stop with a pellicle mirror. > > Just think of it. A new SLR with all the new exposure options and no > mirror noise when you press the release button. It would sound closer to > an M camera. Richard, I was excited when the RS came out thinking that it could be the answer to documentary work with the fast lenses etc. But I handled one one day and frankly a Sherman Tank makes only slightly less noise at speed. The pelicals have always seemed a specialty item that a few people need. too bad they couldn't be perfected. Donal Philby Shasta Lake (temp)