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Re: [OM] Shutter Tapering

Subject: Re: [OM] Shutter Tapering
From: "C.H.Ling" <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:19:57 +0800
To just measure the equivalent shutter speed, why not use the simple
setup below? The only tool you need is a flash meter and you will need
one for good control of flash exposure anyway. 

http://www.glink.net.hk/~olympus/shutt.htm

Mike (?) said he need 50 minutes to complete one set of test for a
camera that is also too long.

C.H.Ling

HI100@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Mike previously described his shutter testing.....
> 
> Mike,
>         with leaf shutters, usually the shutter open and close travel times
> become a significant part of the exposure at high shutter speeds. This means
> exactly where you set the light threshold of the detector circuit affects the
> measured speeds. Some testers integrate the recieved light signal to get
> actual light at the film plane which then takes into account travel time.
>           If you test your shutter with a simple tester you may find that the
> shutter speed measured depends on aperture. This can be for light threshold
> reasons (as above) or depending on construction because a small aperture is
> obscured over a different part of leaf shutter travel. The later depends on
> how close to the leaf shutter the aperture blades are. In some auto cameras
> the shutter and aperture blades are one and the same.
> 
>                   Regards,
>                  Tim Hughes
>                 >>Hi100@xxxxxxx<<
>

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