On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Jan Steinman wrote:
>>From: Acer Victoria <siddim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>...
>>Try the self timer. That's how I got it to time 2sec.
>
>The self-timer has a cam that pushes the shutter button down. It takes some
>time for the cam to rotate far enough for the button to pop back up. If
>this time happens to be two seconds, voila! You've got an additional
>shutter speed!
Yes! I noticed that little quirk with the button. Cool.
>My guess is that it wasn't designed for a specific speed, and that it
>happens to be about two seconds, and that it varies between samples, based
>on the stiffness of the self-timer spring, but what the heck -- if it works
>for you, use it!
Whatever exposes your film--or, for Barry, whatever turns you on ;-).
Sorry if I got a little too enthusiastic about the whole thing <G> (the
shutter speed that is, mind you!)
/Acer Victoria
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