Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A week or so ago I posted a question about the shutter on Leicaflex camera, specifically whether there was a pattern of problems at high speeds. I received many replies from Leicaflex owners, mostly indicating that there were no special problems. As usual, Ted's advice was something to the effect, "just go and take some pictures and see if they are OK!" So I did, shooting half a roll of E200 at 1/2000 and the other half at 1/1000. I am happy to see that the slides are all evenly illuminated, thus no sign of shutter problems. They are uniformly slightly overexposed, perhaps half a stop, indicating that the real shutter speeds when set at 1/2000 and 1/1000 are something like 1/1500 and 1/700 respectively. But since it is consistent, it is not a real problem, as I can simply compensate for it. In any event, I understand that this is a very common problem with all mechanical shutters. In the end, Ted's advice was right on the money. I even got some good shots out of the exercise. Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo site: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/