Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Hexar RF
From: "John Black" <jblack@ambio.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 15:36:23 -0500

Unfortunately, the guillotine (sp?) shutter in the Pen FT is an updated
version of the rotary shutter in the American made mid-century Mercury I and
II cameras and could not be adapted to full frame 24X36 use.  Its a great
shutter but only for half-frame.

JB
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Cartographer <larsplan@lightspeed.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Hexar RF


> Bill, I think that Leica should get an Olympus Pen F and take it apart and