At 10:15 10.2.2001 -0600, you wrote:
>A number of cameras have electronically-controlled shutters that have backup
>mechanical speeds. This might be one single shutter speed or it may be many.
>
>However, *those* cameras don't have high sync speeds (what's the sync speed
>on the LX? I have no idea, but based on vintage alone I'd guess 1/60th or
>1/90th--am I right?).
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>
>Furthermore, none of those cameras has mechanical backup speeds at *all*
>speed settings. Prototypes have had this in the past, but again, none had a
>high sync speed or high top speed.
Hmm, my K2DMD has both B, 1/125 (X) AND 1/1000 mechanical, without
batteries!!! :) And it's from the 70-80s.
Canon made a body sometime in the FD series which also had E-M shutter,
propably similar to LX (not sure about the slower speeds being mech) (but a
worse body, without OTF).
to Paal: Olympus OM-3 has both spotmetering, OTF metering, works without
batteries and offers AE (? am not sure). Just the ideal body. If I not
loved Pentax, I would certainly go to Olympus.
Frantisek
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