Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/17

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Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: Was Medium format camera (now pit-bull arena)
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:28:26 -0400

> Austin stated in part:
> >It is almost impossible to accurately measure a leaf shutter at
> high speed,
> >with reasonable tolerance, without some very exotic equipment.
>
> I don't think so.
>
> Put film in the camera and expose it. Inspect the film.

That doesn't give you any measurements.  It's also not the way shutter speed
testing works.  The statement was made the shutter was tested to be %100
accurate, which is different than "I shot a roll from f2 to f22 at 1/1000
and every exposure was perfect".  It's also not that easy to accurately
control shooting f2 to f22 using the same shutter speed.