Follow-Up: Shutter Material

[chris_chen]

Sorry,

 

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Forgot to add:

 

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The individual threads were black. So, it seems rubberization is done before weaving (?)

[andy_piper2]

Naaww. Black-dyed silk threads - the rubber is coated onto ready-woven

cloth (see front of shutter). The rubber covers the whole piece of

cloth smoothly. If it were added to the threads before weaving you'd

still be able to see the weaving pattern - the rubber wouldn't have

filled in the tiny dimples between threads unless added later.

[chris_chen]

Andy,

 

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Thanks. Why would Leica put it on the "exposed" side of the curtain

and not on the film side? It would seem that silk would be more sun

resistant than rubber.

[alfie wang]

Silk is a wonderful choice for the shutter. What would happen if I

replace my bedroom curtains with silk too?

[tom_tong]

Alfie,

 

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You will have a broken bank account.