Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/19

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Subject: [Leica] Burning a hole in the shutter
From: jimmy at rahul.net (Jimmy Patrick)
Date: Wed May 19 13:37:32 2004
References: <200405190753.i4J7m3Xc005409@server1.waverley.reid.org> <5.1.0.14.2.20040519095825.00a128f0@pop.2alpha.net>
 
Peter, 

Not only have I heard of it, I've done it. It took all of about 15 seconds. 

lens at 1.4 and infinity. I set it on the seat of my motorcycle for about 
15 seconds while I was messing with my gloves or something. 

Here's the photo i took when it happend. http://thedistillery.net/paw/28.jpg

So it's not a myth. and it can happen pretty quick. 

I fixed the tiny hole with a bit of black rubber cementi-type stuff. 

On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 10:17:46AM -0700, Peter Klein wrote:
> On another list, the subject of cloth vs. metal shutters has come up.  The 
> danger of the sun burning a hole in the shutter curtain was cited as an 
> advantage of the metal shutter.
> 
> In over 30 years of using Leicas, I have never burned a hole in my shutter 
> (knock on wood, ptu-ptu-ptu!) .  I wonder how long it actually takes to 
> happen.
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