Sanford Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 I was just reading about the new Voigtlander Digital M mount rangefinder on the Camera Quest site. Do anyone know the purpose of the wind lever on this camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 To cock the shutter between exposures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted March 2, 2004 Author Share Posted March 2, 2004 That thing really is retro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Looks interesting. But how much battery power is saved by manual shutter advance? Seems it would be better with auto advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awahlster Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Ray what would it be advancing? it's a digital camera open/close the shutter that's about it. to add a moter and the stuff assosiated with it just to cock the shutter would be complicated and take up valuable room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen_nakamura Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 The focal plane shutter is all-manual and not electronically controlled. The wind lever is to cock the shutter. The rewind knob is apparently to review images on the LCD. Quite cute and innovative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 The level advances the pixels; which get tired; due to oversaturation of the Bokeh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elek Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 With talk about dust on the sensor on the digital forum, I would be concerned about the amount of dust that might be kicked up when the shutter slaps open and shut a hundred times or when lenses are changed frequently. I wonder how Cosina/Epson will address that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_flanagan Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Actually, I think the dual-shutter mechanism will go a long way towards preventing dust on the sensor. On a digital SLR, the only thing between the sensor and the outside world (when the lens is off) is the mirror-- certainly not a hermetic seal. The two shutters on the Bessa should prevent dust from getting in, even when changing lenses. An occasional Dust-Off of the outer shutter may also help. Additionally, since the Bessa shutters are metal and not cloth, I would anticipate less of a problem with dust from shutter curtain aging with the Bessa than with a digital M. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just eric Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 I am also intrigued by the <i> gas/card capacity </i> gauge. Perhaps my first grade teacher was right about it. F= Fill it up and E= enough:>) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kievnut_den Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Question: If the sensor is behind the shutter, the monitor is used to re-play only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougmiles Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Absent definitive information, one assumes the LCD monitor is for reviewing exposures, examining the histograms, and to display various digital-related controls. Someone elsewhere suggested a removable LCD module, an attractive idea! Evidently, Cosina's intent here is to provide just what a lot of film-camera enthusasts have been asking for: A digital camera with a mostly-familiar analog user interface. May they prosper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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