Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 shutter
From: George Huczek <ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 05:44:52 -0600

At 11:34 AM 07/05/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Dear fellow Leica devotees,
>
>In playing with my newly acquired M6, I have noticed that the sound of
>the shutter speed changes when the speed is slower than the x-synch,
>1/50 sec. At 1/50 or
>faster, there is just the click and no other sound. At 1/30 or slower
>there is a distinct second sound, like a faint click as if something was
>bouncing around. At the really slow speeds such as 1/2 sec. or 1 sec.
>this becomes more pronounced. I have looked at the shutter action with
>the lens removed, and visually everything looks fine. Is this normal or
>should I be concerned?
>
It's normal.  Relax and go take some pictures.

- -GH