Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark you are right on the FM, of course. That Nikon era is where I was brung up. I still have an FE an FE2 and an F3 and some earlier. I still recall being enormously impressed at 250th synch in the FE2. I think the later FMs had that titanium shutter, too. The F3 has a horizontally running cloth shutter. Very high quality one with high mtbf I imagine. Hey I'm just looking at mine, slow flash sync, big bright 100% finder, split image manual focussing, slick manual film advance, built like a tank albeit a Japanese one. Even got some brassing visible. Almost a tiny bit M like when you look at it like that. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Monday, 18 September 2006 11:00 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI On 9/17/06 7:04 PM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> typed: > Gene that F3 shutter isn't very vertical, unless you're lying down! > > Cheers > Hoppy > > I think the FM had the first vertical shutter for Nikon. I still have mine. Or at least the version that's in the camera right now I'm sure I've had it replaced three times since 1978 when I got it. With an MD-11 winder which is a good reason then to get into FM's in the first place. A response to Maitani's OM1. They had to do something innovative other than not have it emulate a Mac Truck like Nikon and Canon F's. This gave you a blazingly fast unheard of until then on an SLR 125th of a second sync speed!!!! Mark Rabiner 40?46'58.65"N 73?49'31.68"W Whitestone NY 11357 http://rabinergroup.com/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information