Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/30

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Announcement (?) - No M9 this year; M8 Upgrade
From: leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Wed Jan 30 15:11:51 2008
References: <4cfa589b0801301117k2a1b1d0eg826d2e5acc845ed3@mail.gmail.com> <0JVH007DABXLQHF0@l-daemon>
 
Ted
The reduction from 1/8'000 to 1/4'000 is because Leica wants to make the 
shutter quieter. Otherwise there's no reason. I would even use a 1/16'000 if 
I could but I don't have one :-(
:-Didier





>I find this interesting  and wondered why the photographer who posted didn't
>use higher shutter speeds? But when shooting with a Leica I've pretty well
>always tried to use the "Highest possible shutter speed and widest aperture
>for the best exposure possible."
>ted
Replies: Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] Leica Announcement (?) - No M9 this year; M8 Upgrade)
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Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Leica Announcement (?) - No M9 this year; M8 Upgrade)