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Re: [OM] Olympus RF Cameras -Reply

Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus RF Cameras -Reply
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 10:17:20 -0500
Not just Oly (Seiko) leaf shutters but virtually all leaf shutters made up
to atleast the end of the 70s.  Blades simply can't go that fast.

John  Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Nelson <SNelson@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus RF Cameras -Reply


> John, are you saying current leaf shutters don't actually go to the rated
speed,
> or just the ones in the Oly RF's and similar gear? Gear, I wouldn't want
to
> think the hallowed Leica M has an inaccurate shutter. I shutter to
think...Saw a
> program on Leica the other night on Deutsche Welle. The company museum of
every
> kind of Leica ever made was really droolorific. Doesn't Oly have something
like
> it in Japan? I never checked into it when I was there cause I wasn't much
into
> photography or Oly at the time.
>
> >>> "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx> 03/06/00 04:08pm >>>
> And almost ALL leaf shutters are, at best, 1/350th, when set to 1/500th.
>
> John  Hermanson
> ___________________________________
> Camtech, Olympus Service since 1977.
> 21 South Ln.  Huntington NY 11743-4714
> 631-424-2121 http://www.zuiko.com
> Free Olympus Manuals: 1-800-221-3000
> ___________________________________
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wayne Shumaker <wayne@xxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus RF Cameras
>
>
> > check out these links:
> >
> > http://cameraquest.com/olysp.htm
> > http://cameraquest.com/olyrd.htm
> > http://cameraquest.com/olyrc.htm
> >
> > Oly flash sync at 1/500 anyone?
> > If you get one, make sure the leaf shutter is in good working order.
> > Some can be very sluggish.
> >
> > Wayne
> > Hopkinton, MA
> >
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