No, no that is not it. The camera under discussion (SP500, IIRC) came out as a cheaper version of the more expensive camera. The only actual difference was the shutter speed dial, and of course the model name. 1/1000 second focal plane shutters have been around since at least the 1930s.
Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: David A. Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:51 AM Subject: Re: Is SMC 55/2 K the best Pentax standard lens? (and 28mm ?) > Frantisek Vlcek wrote: > > > TR> As I understand it the 1/1000 speed > > TR> worked, it just wasn't marked. Now that is weird marketing! > > > > Weird? Even Intel uses such practices :) Otherwise there wouldn't be > > so much overclocking at one stage in computer evolution. > > I would suggest that the 1/1000 may have worked but might not have been > consistently accurate enough for Pentax's standards. When they improved > their fabrication/manufacturing processes they could achieve the 1/1000 a bit > more comfortably so added the label. I am assuming that all of the cameras > manufactured after a certain date had the 1/1000 speed marked. > > Just a thought, > > > - Dave > > David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) > > "Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, > while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
