Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Excerpts from mail: 15-Apr-98 [Leica] Leica-Users List Di.. by Listmgr@mejac.palo-alto. > Yes, the slow speeds often are at fault in this type of jam. I believe > it is because there is a different escapement used to time the speeds > below 1/50th. Ummm, I think the slow-speed escapement is the *only* escapement. Above 1/50th, speeds are determined by slit width between curtains traveling together, *not* by delaying the trailing curtain start with a gear-train. Which is why you can't synch electronic flash above 1/50th.