Or, why not get a Visoflex for your Leica. These were common years ago for macro and
long telephoto
photography.
--graywolf
Chris Brogden wrote:
>
> On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> > Chris Brogden wrote:
> >
> > > Or to keep the regular bright mirror, it shouldn't be hard to make a
> > > manually-controlled mirror. Use MLU to raise it, then just lower it
> > > manually afterwards if you want. That could be made ultra-quiet.
> >
> > If I understand you correctly, using MLU would preclude seeing
> > anything through the viewfinder. The mirror would have to move out of
> > the way at the instant of exposure.
>
> Not necessarily at the exact instant. I'm thinking something like a
> two-part shutter release, where a light touch will move the mirror up (a
> little slower than it does now, but silently) and a firmer touch will
> complete the exposure. Or put a separate MLU button right beside the
> shutter. The idea is to silently raise the mirror just before the
> exposure, then lower it afterwards. Granted it's not the quickest way to
> do things, but then if you're using preset lenses and stop-down metering
> you're not exactly a speed demon as it is. :)
>
> chris
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