Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michael Garmisa wrote: > > Are the shutter speeds on the M3 continously variable? > Almost. You can set intermediate shutter speeds between 1s and 1/8s, between 1/15s and 1/30s and between 1/60s and 1/1000s. The reasons for the gaps are the gear train change (between 1/8 & 1/15) and flash sync (1/30 & 1/60). You can get an intermediate speed between 1/30 and 1/60 by setting the shutter speed dial to flash sync (1/50s). I don't know what will happen if you try and set intermediate speeds between 1/8s and 1/15s: Maybe the results vary, maybe the mechanism will be harmed. I've never tried. Exposure lattitude in HP-5+ (which is almost the only film I use) pretty much takes care of intermediate speeds in any case. M. - -- Martin Howard, Grad. Schl. for Human-Machine Interaction, | HMI/IKP, Linkoping University, SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden.| Just Tel: +46 13 28 5741; Fax: +46 28 2579; ICQ: 354739 | say "DOOH" E-mail: marho@ikp.liu.se; www.iav.ikp.liu.se/staff/marho/ +------------