Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In message <"<D990823481020D70>D990823481020D70@mr2.bbc"@-SMF-> jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk (Jeremy Kime) writes: >> Alf wrote: >> B = "beliebig" (any time, opend as long as you press release button). >> _Not_ "bulb". Bulb = 1/25 IIIf RD, 1/30 IIIf BD, dialer (?) at 2.<<<<<<<<<<< > I've always thought that 'B' for bulb was baloney, thanks Alf for > enlightening me on this one. It's great to have 20 years of suspicion > confirmed. It's a wierd word though! I'm going to have trouble remembering > it! Don't bother. B = Brief T = Time Check the shutter of any late 1800s camera. I have a Kodak 127 'vest pocket' camera made in 1913 that actually has the words engraved on it, not just the letters. Tiny camera, BTW - smaller than any Leica. It also states '1/4 sec if gray, 1/2 sec if dull, 1 sec if v. dull' and controls focus via the iris diaphragm with settings for things like 'Marine', 'Clouds' and 'Portrait'. - -- Phil Payne