Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kurt No! Nikon built a series of F2 cameras with titanium tops. bottoms and prism housings. I am definitely NOT talking about titanium foil shutters at all. Why bring that up? Look them up on Stephen Gandy's excellent site. Jerry khmiska wrote: > Jerry, > thank you for your e-mail. Yes, our son reminded me yesterday that > Nikon used titanium in the focal plane shutters to achieve the 1/4000 > shutter speed. I forget the model but I believe the use of Ti was to > reduce the mass of the shutter and thus enable it to accelerate more > rapidly. > Regards > Kurt > -- > Kurt H. Miska > GERMAN BUSINESS TRANSLATIONS > Ann Arbor, Michigan > khmiska@umich.edu > http://www-personal.umich.edu/~khmiska/ > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html