Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave Munroe wrote: > Lost among the many messages was a question from someone > yesterday about the gear-train sounds that his M camera > made after firing the shutter. I have the same question. > > One of my M3's (a new acquisition I made in December) also > has this sound. It seems to be harmless and I'm tempted to > ignore it, but I would like to know what's going on. > > This sound is most pronounced at the 1s setting. The sound > is that of the gear train "winding down" and it definitely > occurs after the shutter curtains have completed their movement. > > -Dave I think Laney, in one of his books, recommends that this be an audible confirmation of satisfactory shutter function - best heard @ 1/15th - when examining a s/h purchase. Peterg