----- Original Message ----- From: "Jostein Øksne" Subject: Stupid Q. about central vs. curtain shutter
> If it was possible to make a focal-plane shutter like the central > shutters in eg. hasselblad lenses, I suppose someone would have done > it a long time ago. It's sort of possible. The old Zeiss Contaflex cameras had leaf shutters built into the body. The shutter was in front of the miror though, not right next to the focal plane. > > Does anyone know why this is not a good idea? > In body shutters right next to the focal plane solves a lot of technical difficulties, and are relatively cheap. I suspect this has a much to do with the way things are done as any technical reason. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
