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William · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 3

In this picture: http://boushintsu.net/modes.jpg

There are three different modes on the shutter assembly, but I'm not sure what differentiates them. All of the modes seem to act the same when I flip the shutter. Any ideas?

Dan Fromm · Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2165

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On 2004-12-14 14:28, William wrote:
In this picture: http://boushintsu.net/modes.jpg

There are three different modes on the shutter assembly, but I'm not sure what differentiates them. All of the modes seem to act the same when I flip the shutter. Any ideas?

Flash synchronization delay. M white is for M class sync with shutter speeds filled in white. M red is for the same with red speeds. F is for class F sync. X is for instantaneous sync, used with electronic flash. Off is for "don't fire the flash." M & F are for use with flash bulbs only.

Now do you feel better?

Cheers,

Dan

William · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 3

Much better, Thanks! :smile:

clnfrd · Joined: 26 Mar 2002 Posts: 616

FWIW, It relieves a lot of stress on the internal workings of this shutter if you set the switch to "OFF" unless you plan to use flash.
Fred.