Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the 1950s here in the UK there was a camera manufacturer called PURMA who designed and made a camera where the shutter speeds were affected by gravity. It used a square format and depending on which way the camera was held you could have a variety of three (sluggish) speeds or a complete halt, i.e. time exposure. Novel! But it didn't change the course of camera design... Jem - -----Original Message----- From: Tony Woo [SMTP:tonywoo@netvigator.com] Hi Emanuel, Did it say anything about facing downward? ( Seriously, I want to know.) Thanks, Tony - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emanuel Lowi" <mano@proxyma.net> > When I bought my Tudor Submariner the dealer showed me an old Rolex information sheet which explained one should store a mechanical watch flat with face up to gain time, sideways with crown down to loose a little time, crown up to loose more time. [snip]