telenous
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Hello,
Just a very specific question on Minox 35 longer exposures at widest aperture and high(er) ISOs.
I have read that earlier versions of the camera expose @f/2.8 and 1s, only with dial set at 100. As you increase film speed (and change the ISO dial speed accordingly), longest (slowest) speed at widest aperture gradually drops (to shorter/faster). So that the longest shutter speed available at ISO 1600 and f/2.8 is just 1/15s or thereabouts. There is no question this is so, manuals for earlier versions explicitly say so, and users report this behaviour in past threads. (BTW this is a typical shortcoming for many film P&S cameras - I have a bunch of old Nikon P&Ss that do that too and I think Contax P&Ss also change their shutter range when used at their widest aperture.)
My question is then this: Does anyone know if later versions of Minox 35 (GTE, GTEII, GTS, MCD and possibly other) eliminated this shortcoming? A later manual I found on the web does not resolve the question. Would it be possible to expose @f/2.8, 1s and ISO1600, for example? Does anyone know from hands-on experience? Thanks in advance for any help!
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Just a very specific question on Minox 35 longer exposures at widest aperture and high(er) ISOs.
I have read that earlier versions of the camera expose @f/2.8 and 1s, only with dial set at 100. As you increase film speed (and change the ISO dial speed accordingly), longest (slowest) speed at widest aperture gradually drops (to shorter/faster). So that the longest shutter speed available at ISO 1600 and f/2.8 is just 1/15s or thereabouts. There is no question this is so, manuals for earlier versions explicitly say so, and users report this behaviour in past threads. (BTW this is a typical shortcoming for many film P&S cameras - I have a bunch of old Nikon P&Ss that do that too and I think Contax P&Ss also change their shutter range when used at their widest aperture.)
My question is then this: Does anyone know if later versions of Minox 35 (GTE, GTEII, GTS, MCD and possibly other) eliminated this shortcoming? A later manual I found on the web does not resolve the question. Would it be possible to expose @f/2.8, 1s and ISO1600, for example? Does anyone know from hands-on experience? Thanks in advance for any help!
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