Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] shutter shake?
From: Martin Howard <marho@ikp.liu.se>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 13:24:39 +0200

Alastair Firkin wrote:
> 
> With all the questions on MLU, I have an additional thought. When I'm
> really concentrating on keeping the camera still, with the Noctilux at
> 1/15 or 1/8 hand held, I get the impression that the movement of the
> shutter curtain is "shaking" my M6. 
>

Yeah, I get the same impression with the 50 DR-summi on an M3 at around
1/15 and 1/8.  Feels like the shutter weighs a ton and as though it's
going CLAH-DANK! as it slaps home.  Dunno if it's just imagination, but
I hold on to the camera harder, lest the torque wrenches it loose ;)

M.

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