With those, the shutter was in the body and the interchangeable lens was the front unit only. As I remember. I had a Retina, but not the reflex.
Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 4:41 PM Subject: Re: Leaf Shutters > In fact there have been interchangeable lens 35mm cameras with leaf > shutters. The Retina Reflex comes to mind. A not well known fact is the > Retina Reflex III and IV used the same lens as the Retina IIIS rangefinder > camera (except the 200mm that did not work on the RF), how is that for > versatility? > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 1:44 AM > Subject: RE: Leaf Shutters > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff > > > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 10:20 PM > > > To: Pentax List > > > Subject: Leaf Shutters > > > > > > > > > I believe that there are some leaf shutter lenses for the 645 and the > > > 6x7 Pentax cameras. In several places it's been noted that at higher > > > shutter speeds (1/500) leaf shutters tend to overexpose, due to the way > > > they're designed. Has anyone here experienced this? About how much > > > overexposure have you noticed? > > > > I havent noticed this with mine ( 90mm SMCT LS for 6X7 ) but I > > seriously doubt that Pentax would "design-in" an exposure error > > on what are professional products. > > > > It would be easy enuff to test by using good ND filters and shooting > > at 125, 250, and 500 and looking for desity differences in the negs. > > > > On the subject of leaf shutter lenses, WHY hasnt anyone ever > > designed Leaf shutter lenses for 35mm??? I only see them > > for medium and large format!!! I would love to have a 120mm > > F2.8 leaf shutter lens for my spotmatics and K bodies. > > JCO > > - > > 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 . - 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 .

