Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 update
From: TEAShea <TEAShea@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 21:02:48 EST
 
<<  I don`t  know but I would hazard to guess that 1/4000 is only available
with electronic timing. Electronics would never be tolerated by M6ers.(at
least this is
 Leica`s perception).   >>

There are mechanical vertical metal focal plane shutters that go to 1/400.
The Contax S2 and S2b are examples.  They do not rely on batteries for the
shutter operation.

Tom Shea