It's not a simple mirror flap but the mirror pulls up a curved metal curtain
when fired. It has a very solid sound when fired, like a medium format camera.
Andrew Fildes
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On 08/01/2011, at 4:37 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> I was only speculating on the shutter mechanism. It has always worked, so I
> have had no reason to delve into it. I have never observed any exposure
> variation, though many of my shots were family gatherings shot with a Braun
> Hobby flash, so there was always some exposure variation due to distance
> from the flash.
>
> I will see if I can find a shot that might be worth examining.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Might be of interest to Olympus list EP 2
>
>
>> Seems to me that would cause uneven exposure with the top of the frame
>> (near the bottom of the camera) seeing a longer exposure than the bottom
>> of the frame. Am I wrong? Why so?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 1/7/2011 10:43 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> I think that shutter design is the reason that they last forever. I
>>> assume
>>> that the lever does nothing more complicated than changing the tension on
>>> a
>>> spring.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Andrew Fildes"<afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 1:19 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Might be of interest to Olympus list EP 2
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yes, until the name was used for unremarkable and conventional cameras
>>>> later on, in both East and west Germany. The Exa, however, is right
>>>> handed
>>>> apart from the trigger. But it does have a strange shutter mechanism
>>>> where
>>>> the mirror acts as a shutter. That accounts for the top speed of
>>>> 1/150th.
>>>> Andrew Fildes
>>>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
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