Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: continuously variable M shutter?
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:18:08 -0500

For the sake of completeness, I can add that the M4-P owners manual also
mentions the possibility of variable shutter speeds.

Dan C.

At 09:55 AM 16-03-99 -0500, you wrote:
>At 10:34 PM 1999-03-15 EST, Roger Robinsnes wrote:
>>I own M3, 4, and 5 models. No M6. The M5 has intermediate speeds and so does
>>the M-4. The M3 does not. 
>
>>From INSTRUCTIONS LEICA M3 (Leitz publication 11-3d/Engl, 12/59), page 3:
>
>"Intermediate shutter speeds can be set within the range of 1 to 1/8
>second, also between 1/15 and 1/30 second, and 1/60 to 1/1000 second (or
>the flash speed setting to 1/1000 second)."
>
>In other words, intermediate speeds are available EXCEPT between 1/8 and
>1/15 second and between 1/30 and 1/50 or 1/60 second.  Similar wording can
>be found in the M4 IB.
>
>Marc
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