Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] mechanical shutters
From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 08:03:16 -0600 (Central Standard Time)

On Wed, 08 Nov 2000 23:12:34 +0100 Robert Appleby 
<robert.appleby@tin.it> wrote:
> >>>>
> 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.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> 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.

Well, you ain't the typical Leica photographer, then....My M4 is 31, my M4P
is 18 or so, and I'm 43....when I sold my M2s after 18 years in my hands, 
one of them was nearly 40....and they're still (hopefully) in daily use.

Walt


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