Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >"Raimo K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Is this true for K 1000? > >Yes. > >>Not all mechanical shutters can do this because the speeds are controlled by >>cams, different one for each speed. > >In all the Pentax cameras I'm aware of, shutter speed is controlled by a >*single* cam.
Correcting myself here: In the K1000 (and KM and KX) there are two separate cams, one for shutter speeds above 1/30 and one for 1/30 and below. >Having a continuous surface, this cam can give >"in-between" shutter speeds simply by setting it between the settings on >the shutter speed dial. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
