Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>> Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 09:45:36 +0100 From: Axel Schwieker <axel@baer.rwth-aachen.de> Subject: Re: [Leica] mechanical shutters Message-ID: <3A0912B0.76DE0205@baer.rwth-aachen.de> References: <3.0.32.20001107142257.006d11a4@box4.tin.it> Robert Appleby wrote: > > Is there any advantage to a mechanical shutter except for the battery > independence? The advantage of a fully mechanical quality shutter is, besides its battery independence, that it can be repaired by any skilled technician even after decades. If the electronics break after 20 years or so you are usually left out standing in the rain. Axel <<<<<< Axel Twenty years is a hell of a long time. Will I be using the same camera in twenty years as I am now? I don't think so. My observation was a practical one: the electronics do actually seem to handle the horribleness of certain environments better. I'll take it six months at a time, or eleven (my longest trip to anywhere). Rob. Robert Appleby V. Bellentani 36 41100 MO Italy tel. (+39) 059 303436 mob. (+39) 0348 336 7990