Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A Red Dot story
From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 16:48:33 +0200
References: <Pine.NEB.4.30.0105310800400.18630-100000@bronze.lcs.mit.edu>
 
Andrew Moore wrote:
> 
> > > P.S.  Does anyone know why Leica has never updated the shutter in the M6?
> > > Nikon has had a manual shutter with a 1/250 flash sync in the FM2 for over
> > > ten years now.  Has Leica ever given a reason for not updating the shutter?
> 
> > The noise.
> 
> No, the mirror is the noisy part.  Try it by pre-releasing the mirror
> (with the self timer on the FM2N).  When the shutter curtain operates
> a few seconds later, it's as quiet as an M.

Andrew,

It's not my experience.

Lucien