Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] intermediate shutter speeds
From: Mark Walberg <Walberg@simmons.swmed.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 13:32:22 -0600
 
Don, The F2 really does provide stepless shutter speeds between 1/80 and
1/2000.  (Of course, also between 2 and 10 seconds when using the self
timer for the long exposures.)    Mark Walberg

>Your old F2 Nikon does NOT work between
>speeds.  It is a mechanical shutter with distinct
>speeds only.
>
>The newer electronic shutter cameras (Nikon F3
>and newer) can work on intermediate speeds
>but only in auto-exposure mode.  There is no way
>to set intermediate speeds manually.
>
>Some of the even more recent models, with
>digital shutter speed displays, can set intermediate
>speeds.
>
>The M6, being mechanical, of course can not do so.
>
>don ferrario