Re: [Leica] Shutters

["Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net>]

Doesn't the R6.2 have a mechanical/vertical/metal shutter?
Bud Cook
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From: TEAShea@aol.com <TEAShea@aol.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Monday, February 02, 1998 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Shutters

>Today I am thinking about shutters.  I understand that one of the new M's
>Leica has been considering is a Leica ME with an electronic shutter.  It
seems
>that part of the appeal of a Leica is that if the battery in the M6 dies,
the
>camera still functions, except for the meter.  An electronic shutter would
>change that.  On the other hand, an electronic shutter would be much more
>accurate and would have a higher maximum speed and a higher synch speed.
>
>Another possibility is a metal vertical mechanical focal plane shutter such
as
>is found in the Contax S2 and S2b.  Theses seem to be somewhat more
accurate
>than a cloth horizontal focal plane shutter.  Additionally, the maximum
>shutter speed is 1/4000.
>
>I would suppose that there will always be a need and desire for an M with a
>mechanical shutter. Perhaps there would also be room for an ME also.
>
>Tom Shea
>