Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's prevalent to rangefinders, as they have no mirror to act as a baffle. That off course excludes the Nikon SP, of which the latter run used a metal shutter. It's one reason why usage of HEI took off when the SLR came into use. The japanese SLRs that is. A friend, back in the early 70's, converted an M4 to a metal shutter curtain for that very reason. It wasn't cheap, even by the neolithic economics of that era. S.d. On Apr 16, 2009, at 6:41 AM, Tim Gray wrote: > Well I've heard lots about hotspots on digital cameras but never on > film. Which was why I asked. > > If you don't want that HIE, I might be interested :D > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Marty Deveney > <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: >> There is some useful anecdotal info from the M8 here: >> http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php? >> s=26793094e0d9c5042ed22f16ba1a86a8&t=257which >> will apply equally to HIE or other very IR sensitive films. >> >> I have used a lot of HIE in the past and still have a brick >> frozen, but I >> think I'll need to use it soon. >> >> Marty >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information