Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --------------DDA31A541B5A55B38345107F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mark Hammons wrote: > > > The issue re the light weight shutter I have often puzzled > over; the only reference I ever came across was the bald > notation on pg 135 of the Pocket Book. Nothing seen > elsewhere to amplify - offers please. > > ------------------------------------ > > Van Hasbroeck's book mentions that the IIIF red dial had a > "completely new redesigned shutter (lighter and with less > > bounce). Also says that the new shutter speeds for the > IIIF RD were the THEN INTERNATIONAL ones. > > Comparison of IIIF BD (black dial) and IIIF RD (red dial) > shutter speeds are given below: > > BD: T, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/10, 1/15, 1/20, 1/30, 1/40, 1/60, > 1/100, 1/200, 1/500, 1/1000, B > > RD: T, 1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/15, 1/25, 1/50, 1/75, > 1/100, 1/200, 1/500, 1/1000, B > > > > > > Notice how there is one less slow shutter speed on the Red > Dial with the 1/25th > > second speed fitting between the 1/20th and 1/30th speed of > the Black Dial. > > > > Mark Hammons > Well, that should make the BD's sell at a premium now. BTW, Mr.Laney's book notes that the lightweight shutter spec. came into effect from '52; no mention of limited run etc, rather it then became the standard. - --------------DDA31A541B5A55B38345107F Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p>Mark Hammons wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">The issue re the light weight shutter I have often puzzled over; the only reference I ever came across was the bald notation on pg 135 of the Pocket Book. Nothing seen elsewhere to amplify - offers please. <p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>------------------------------------</font></font></font> <p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Van Hasbroeck's book mentions that the IIIF red dial had a "completely new redesigned shutter (lighter and with less</font></font></font> <p><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>bounce). Also says that the new shutter speeds for the IIIF RD were the THEN INTERNATIONAL ones.</font></font> <p><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Comparison of IIIF BD (black dial) and IIIF RD (red dial) shutter speeds are given below:</font></font> <p><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>BD: T, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/10, 1/15, 1/20, 1/30, 1/40, 1/60, 1/100, 1/200, 1/500, 1/1000, B</font></font> <p><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>RD: T, 1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/15, 1/25, 1/50, 1/75, 1/100, 1/200, 1/500, 1/1000, B</font></font> <br> <br> <br> <br> <p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Notice how there is one less slow shutter speed on the Red Dial with the 1/25th</font></font></font> <p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>second speed fitting between the 1/20th and 1/30th speed of the Black Dial.</font></font></font> <br> <br> <p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Mark Hammons</font></font></font></blockquote> </blockquote> Well, that should make the BD's sell at a premium now. <p>BTW, Mr.Laney's book notes that the lightweight shutter spec. came into effect from '52; no mention of limited run etc, rather it then became the standard. </body> </html> - --------------DDA31A541B5A55B38345107F--