Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon F3 and production generalities
From: Martin Howard <mvhoward@mac.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 04:27:01 -0500

Mike Johnston wrote, in part:
> For whatever reason, though, the RT
> was stone-cold from the get-go. It simply did not sell. Who knows why?
>

I'm guessing the fact that it lost 1/3 (or is it 2/3) aperture steps through
the use of it's fixed mirror had something to do with it.  For most people,
the difference between 100ms and 1/3 stop falls in favor of the 1/3 stop.

M.

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