Re: [OM] shutter speed ring origin?

[Andrew Fildes]

>Some fixed lens rangefinders incorporated this feature.  Minolta and Yashica
>come to mind.  Once the exposure was set, turning the rings together could
>be done without looking.  Unfortunately I haven't found a working sample of
>those models in years.
>-----------
>Lex Jenkins

Yes - I had a Minolta 7s (?) which did this. It was an earlier feature of
many rangies - often the aperture and shutter rings locked together (with a
button release) and you also got a light value (EV) reading from a window
on the lens for your choice of shutter/diaphrgm combination - just set the
number to match your hand-held meter! Very neat.
Andrew



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