In <00bb01c174c9$15023800$4dec36cb@xxxxxxxxxx>, on 11/24/01 at 08:10 PM,
"Terry and Tracey" <foxcroft@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>Leaf shutters are effectively limited to 1/500th of a second. So I was
>told. For this reason and also the difference in exposure with the
>leafs covering the film as they open.
...leading to an *effective* shutter speed of 1/350 of a second, when
the shutter is in first-class condition. It goes downhill -- albeit
slowly -- after that as it ages and the lubricants gum up. May take
years, though.
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les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
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