[Leica] Best flash for M8?

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Frank,

My Nikon D2X shutter does indeed go from very slow to very fast as  
you increase the shutter speed. It sure acts like a mechanical  
shutter. Hope this helps.

Len


On Dec 28, 2006, at 10:45 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:

> You left out the comment about cost.....  Whether C, N or L do it,  
> you need to be a leader in this field, and having an expensive
> component like a fully operational, high accuracy shutter, is a  
> waste of $$$ when it is not needed.
>
> Lucien, you may be right that the timing of exposures is done with  
> the mechanical shutter, but I am not convinced.  I do have an
> open mind, and will take input.
>
> I did also check out the Nikon D2Xs camera, and noticed similar  
> wording to the M8.  But Nikon as well did not comment on how the
> timing is done.
>
> I do not have a digital camera.  I can not check this out.  But if  
> someone is willing to simply try out his digital brand L, C, or N
> camera and state that the mechanical shutter seems to increase in  
> speed with increasing set of shutter speed, it will go a long way.
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
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>
> Frank,
>
> The Leica M8, the R8/R9, the Nikon F5 and other high-end cameras
> share basically the same shutter (variant of the same shutter).
>
> It is a very accurate shutter, working steplessly in A and P modes
> from 32s or 16s up to 1/8000s.
>
> With a synchro flash up to 1/250s (up to 1/300 on the Nikon F5).
>
> Which means that if in the A mode, the aperture set on the lens
> request a speed of 1/360, the shutter will provide it.
>
> Lucien
>
>
> Frank Filippone wrote :
>
>> In the case that Leica has made the gated function of the sensor
>> NOT the main timing ingredient, and uses the regular and slit
>> shutter to time the exposure, I have already made the argument that
>> the shutter would need to be of very high quality, timed,
>> accurate, etc.
>
>
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