Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Newbie M6 question
From: Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 98 18:02:08 +0100

On 08-01-1998 09:39 Alan Ball wrote:

>I've stepped in last week, after 15 years of hesitations. Of course, I'm
>going through all forms of manipulation of my new toy. And I have 1
>specific question I have seen no trace of in all the literature and Usenet
>archives: when I trigger the shutter at 1/15th and 1/30th of a sec, I get
>an aftermath of small, gradually silencing mechanical "noises" during what
>seems like the better of 1 sec. This does not happen between 1/1000 th and 
>x sync. While from 1/8 down, the mechanism makes the characteristic  motion
>work noise of slow speeds. 
>
>My question is : is the aftermath "noise" at 1/15 and 1/30  normal ? And
>why ?
>
>Thanks beforehand for your clarifications !
>
>Alan
>Brussels-Belgium.
>

Don't worry, I am experiencing the same mechanical "noises" at these 
speeds, with a new M6, while I am pushing the shutter release button. 
This does not happen at higher speeds.

Pascal
Belgium

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