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Re: [OM] 200/f4 + Shutter Shudders :Final Word(?)

Subject: Re: [OM] 200/f4 + Shutter Shudders :Final Word(?)
From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 09:22:34 -0500 (CDT)
On Thu, 06 May 1999 21:48:03 -0500, Gary Edwards wrote:

>Here's how to settle the question of whether shutter-induced vibration is the 
>culprit in
>the apparant poor performance of the 200/4.  Shoot the test using open flash 
>in a dark
>room.  Since you opened the shutter prior to the flash (using bulb setting and 
>a locking
>cable release), there will be no camera movement (don't tap your feet while 
>shooting!).
>If the results are still soft, it's the lens.  If it's sharp, it's camera/lens
>resonance.

Is it possible that the flash might generate a small vibration?  It
would certainly change the center of gravity.

BBB
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