Hey, speaking of MLU on 6x7's, does anyone know if they have a version of the
thumbnail flick MLU like some of the old Pentax mechanical 35mm bodies have?
I'm not sure if they were actually ~designed~ that way, but my MX and Spotmatics
are certainly capable of it, although I've never actually used
What on earth is the 'thumbnail flick' MLU Frank?
Cheers
Shaun
frank theriault wrote:
Hey, speaking of MLU on 6x7's, does anyone know if they have a version of the
thumbnail flick MLU like some of the old Pentax mechanical 35mm bodies have?
I'm not sure if they were actually ~designed~ that
Hi, Shaun,
Gently flick the shutter release with a fingernail, so that it depresses about 1/2 way
and immediately comes back up. The mirror goes up, and stays there. The shutter does
not fire. Then, depress the release fully, the shutter fires, and the mirror goes
down.
I'm not that good at
Howdy Frank,
Now I understand...thanks. I can't see how it would be too harmful if
you did it occasionally. However, it couldn't be a good thing in bodies
that were not designed to have the springs/mechanisms holding the mirror
up on purpose. If it is by 'slight of hand' so too speak, I could
On 3 Dec 2002 at 18:47, frank theriault wrote:
Hey, speaking of MLU on 6x7's, does anyone know if they have a version of the
thumbnail flick MLU like some of the old Pentax mechanical 35mm bodies have?
I'm not sure if they were actually ~designed~ that way, but my MX and Spotmatics
are
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