I always assumed that there were inner elements on the EX - ah well! Canon
were quite capable of making a 'state-of-the-art' SLR at the time so I
think they were expeimenting with the advantages of a leaf shutter. It's
neat but the lens quality was ordinary, I believe.
AndrewF
>No, there are no in-camera lens elements. The lens mounts to the shutter,
>and the leaf shutter sits in front of the mirror. As I recall, the shutter
>shuts, the mirror flips up, then the shutter snaps. You then have to wind on
>to flip the mirror back down and open the shutter again. Focus is soley by
>microprism. I'm not sure why, other than I guess it was deemed more
>appropriate than ground glass for a 35mm system. I imagine ground glass
>screens of the day would be pretty dim, coupled with the slower lenses.
>
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