At 06:00 8.11.2002 -0800, you wrote: >Anton Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Does the first (and more major) 'fault' happen only at 3200 & >1600 - I've had some at 800 and slower, so I guess I've answered >that one. >> Does it only happen on slow speeds - I can only HEAR it on >slow speed but then everything faster than 1/60-ish sounds very >similar, a test machine is needed. > >Hi Anton, > >Sorry for the late reply, but I've managed to test my cameras >just a couple of minutes ago. >I own four LXs, two with old-style shutter and two new ones. >None of them happen to suffer from the erratic shutter syndrome. >I tested them with film, without film, with and without the >winder mounted.
I've shot quite some EPH P1600 slide film with my LX (old shutter) on auto (aurora borealis and astrophoto). I don't remember seeing (actally: hearing) this kind of problem ever occuring... On the other hand, my shutter speeds have always been over 20-30 seconds and usually a couple of minutes with the 1600 film (not in the 1 second range). The LX original design had an max ISO dial of 1600. Maybe they did not go thru all the design thoroughly enough when they changed to 3200 ? In any case, this sounds like an electrical contact problem. Not necessarily in the ISO resistor... Antti-Pekka --- * Antti-Pekka Virjonen * Fiskarsinkatu 7 D * GSM: +358 500 789 753 * * Computec Oy Turku * FIN-20750 Turku Finland * Fax: +358 10 264 0777 *
