Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Why is the lowest shutter speed on a Leica M6 1/1000?
From: "Mārtiņš Zelmenis" <martin@lrpv.lv>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:24:20 +0200

Hi Albert - and everyone!

Just another straightforward question - do you REALLY use shutter speeds
higher than 1000/sec??
I'm quite content with what I currently get get.

Yours
Martin


Hi everyone,

This is hopefully a straightforward question I've decided to propose. Why is
the lowest shutter speed on a Leica M6 1/1000? Could it be possible to have
a 1/8000 shutter speed on a rangefinder because I note that the Leica R8 has
that option?

I was wondering whether it was the inherent limitations of a rangefinder
which causes Leica to design their M series (at least from M4 to M6) at the
lowest shutter speed of 1/1000 rather than jacking it downward. :)

sincerely,
Alfie
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