Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/17

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Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: Was Medium format camera (now pit-bull arena)
From: henry <henry@henryambrose.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:22:17 -0500

>> Austin stated in part:
>> >It is almost impossible to accurately measure a leaf shutter at
>> high speed,
>> >with reasonable tolerance, without some very exotic equipment.
>>
>> I don't think so.
>>
>> Put film in the camera and expose it. Inspect the film.
>
>That doesn't give you any measurements.  It's also not the way shutter speed
>testing works.  The statement was made the shutter was tested to be %100
>accurate, which is different than "I shot a roll from f2 to f22 at 1/1000
>and every exposure was perfect".  It's also not that easy to accurately
>control shooting f2 to f22 using the same shutter speed.
>
>
Right!

You are right.

And this is a really silly thread.

What I'm saying is:
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE SHUTTER SPEED IS  TO THE LAST TINY PERCENTAGE.

If it exposes your film consistently, just go make pictures.

Henry