Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] To M7 or not to M7, c'est la question - LONG
From: SthRosner@aol.com
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 16:41:06 EDT

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.
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