[pure-silver] Re: old Leica and fast shutter speeds

>  > I have an old Leica rangefinder camera from the thirties.  The other
>>  day I took it to the beach and shot a roll of film at 1/1000 of a
>>  second, because there was so much light.  But, most of the frames are
>>  only partially exposed on one side.  Can I conclude that the shutter
>>  just doesn't work at that speed?  It seems to work fine at the more
>>  usual speeds of 1/60th, 1/100th, etc. I wonder if this is a common
>>  problem for old cameras.
>>
>
>
>A very common problem with older LTM cameras used at 1/1000 sec is the
>curtain either closing too early in it's travel. Remember, the slit (delay
>until the 2nd curtain releases) is VERY small at 1/1000 sec and it requires
>a very well cleaned and adjusted shutter to work consistantly at this speed.
>
>Has it had a CLA recently?  Might be time.


It had a complete workover about a year ago, when it first came out 
of the attic.  But in early september it had a little accident.  A 
baby mule kicked it.  His hooves were very small and it didn't hurt 
much, so I assumed it didn't hurt the camera either.  The camera was 
hanging around my neck and his little hooves just came up under it 
and sort of knocked it a little bit.

>
>BTW, it is better to use a tighter aperture setting than count on the
>highest shutter speed on these guys.  What film?


TriX.  The tightest aperture is about 12.5!

--shannon

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