Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm confused (what's new?). I would think that if you are focused at infinity, f-16 would DECREASE the intensty of the sun spot on the shutter. I guess if you were not focused at infinity, f-16 would tend to make the circle of confusion smaller and perhaps burn the shutter. > > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:51:39 +1100 > From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> > Subject: [Leica] RE: +AFs-Leica+AF0- Burned hole in shutter - clarification needed > Message-ID: <p05100301b87cc98875ae@[203.208.69.141]> > References: <EC1D893EF5042348ADC8A79B742E9EFB6D88F9@GCI-MOCEX01.us.ad.gannett.com> > > >I spoke with Sherry yesterday. Her take is that the smallest apertures > >are the most damaging in these scenarios. Best advice from her was also > >to use lens caps religiously, as soon as the shot is taken. > > > >/Mitch > > > Yes, using f16 will only focus the suns intensity. The problem only > occurs if the camera is left "static" in the direction of the sun. On > mine, there was a small snail trail, which demonstrated the movement > of the sun in relation to the camers which was lying "sans" lenscap > on the living room table. > > Cheers > - -- > Alastair Firkin > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html