| Photocracy |
| (The Great Pretender) |
| 13/06/2008 17:52 |
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Re: The best of Oly - and why?
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[I stand by what I said regarding the randomized shutter curtain drivel though. :-)]
But why was it drivel? Is it any more drivel than Canon's ineffective dust reduction system?
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Seriously though, the whole idea of the pattern was that it provided the same light reflectance as film, so it didn't matter whether the light sensor read from the film or the shutter curtains.
It is much easier (and more reliable) to produce a black shutter curtain with a white pattern on it than a grey or brown shutter curtain, as it is more likey that light reflectance will change during its working life.
The pattern is required so that reflectance (as seen by the sensor) remains consistent throughout the shutter travel.
Sounds like a good explanation to me.
I just picked up an Olympus S rangefinder with a fixed G.Zuiko 42mm f1.8 lens, for the princely sum of £6 from a local charity shop. I haven't used it yet, but it seems a mighty fine piece of kit. It has cds metering, a moveable brightline frame (for paralax) and long base rangefinder (19th down the page here). Recently bought an almost mint OM-1n which is simply beautiful. Needs new light seals though so not tried it out yet either. Which are the nicest reasonably priced OM lenses?