Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> -----Original Message----- > From: AJSymi@aol.com [SMTP:AJSymi@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 9:03 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Flash Synch > > In a message dated 98-09-15 16:45:44 EDT, you write: > > << I have been wondering for years why Leica does not have a M6 with an > electronic shutter. This way Leica could up the sync speed to 1/250 sec. > >> > ---------------------------------------- > > Electronic shutter not required for this feat. The Nikon FM2n and Contax > S2 > are both all-mechanical cameras and have 1/250th flash sync as well as > 1/4000 > shutter speed. Metal shutter rather than cloth. > > Arturo [Buzz] I'm not sure, but don't both of those bodies have vertically travelling shutters? Switching the orientation of the shutter would require a complete reorganization of the innards of the M-6, something I would expect Leitz to be loathe to undertake. Buzz