VM Mark II double pulse

[P3D Richard Twichell <73163.3423@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Someone inquired a few days ago about a possible fix for the VM Mark II 
camera, which was pulsing the strobe flash twice - once correctly, and once 
upon release of the shutter button.
If this was responded to, I didn't see the reply in the recent heavy 
traffic on this list.

I think they all do that, and there is no fix.  Of course, the camera was 
designed for flashbulbs, so once the bulb was fired the circuit was broken 
and the second pulse irrelevant.
 How I deal with this is to have trained myself to quickly release the 
shutter button as soon as the flash fires; the trick is to squeeze gently 
and then release suddenly.  Just takes a little practice.  Usually the 
strobe has not recharged enough to fire by using this method.  Hope this 
helps.

Dick Twichell


------------------------------