Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wish they had remembered how to fix and service it, and then I would still own my lovely set :-( On 26/08/2005, at 8:28 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > i got my son a Minolta Dimage Xt for his 8th birthday (we'll see > how long it survives) and i was reading the instruction book. > i was startled to see what seemed an incongruously-placed photograph of > a Minolta CLE with 40mm M-rokkor. this happened to be my first > M mount camera. the instruction book says: > > When the shutter is released, a shutter sound effect will > give a positive confirmation ofy shutter effects are > available; signal 1 is mechanical, signal 2 is electrical, > and custom for a personalized effect. The mechanical > shutter sound was taken from the legendary Minolta CLE, > a compact rangefinder that represents the pinnacle of the > development of the Leitz-Minolta CL. > > if we overlook the detail that the CLE's shutter was in > fact electronic, it's sort of a nice tribute to pay to > the past, and a reassuring reminder that human beings > actually write some of these instruction books. > > -rei > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair