jonathan__

I assume one reason for the electromagnetic shutter is that it always

gets the shutter speed right and doesn't need to be checked up on and

'retuned' every few years like a mechanical one? Of course there's

the obvious reason too that this allows the automatic exposure system

to work!

I've read that the Minox 35's have a leaf shutter, how does this work?

I thought it meant that there was a moment when the shutter was completely out of the light path (unlike the 'curtains' that move across on focal plane shutters). If this is the case, why do Minox 35's set their shutter speed to 1/125 sec when a flash is attached. I had a Rollei 35B that would allow flashing at any shutter speed.

I have just bought a Minox 35 GT-E and have noticed that the needle which shows the shutter speed in the view finder moves slower than I would have expected. It might take 5+ seconds to finally settle in on a reading. Is this normal? When I push the battery check button it is a little faster, but not much.

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Also when I put a flash onto the hot shoe the needle doesn't show 1/125 sec, it stays down at the bottom (or actually, where ever it would be for the ambient light). Should I expect it to actually show 1/125 or just to go ahead and set the shutter speed to 1/125s?