[MF3D.FORUM:451] Re: Interesting shutter tester

[Richard Rylander <rlrylander@xxxxxxx>]

Greg Erker wrote:

>   See:
> http://www.skgrimes.com/idcc/index.htm
> for a Leica drum shutter tester.
>
> Greg E.

Looks like a little interpretation of the Leica drum results can yield a
lot of info about focal plane shutter performance.

A shutter speed tester I've used for several years is the one sold by
Calumet Photo
 http://www.calumetphoto.com/ (search for "shutter tester"). This is a
fairly inexpensive ($79.99) device that can conveniently measure focal
plane and leaf shutter speeds with a digital readout to 10 microsecond
resolution.  Extremely handy for testing older mechanically timed
shutters - while you may not be able to adjust the speeds, at least you
will know what aperture correction to apply..

Richard Rylander