Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 7/2/02 4:16:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mark@markrabiner.com writes: > I think the level of disappointment of a new shutter against sticking > with what users and connoisseurs have been used to for many decades > would be greater. > That's what they were thinking I'm sure. > > They built a more modern camera but within the constraints of a very > classic shutter. From what I have reliably heard at Northvale, Mark is correct. One of the design parameters was retention of the shutter that has been the backbone of rangefinder Leicas since forever. That shutter apparently can't be designed to deliver 1/2000th or different synch speeds. I don't know that this is true but it is what I've heard. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html