slow speed timer and replaced it with the electronic timer. Same reason the LX
has mechanical high speeds but only electronic slow speeds. By the time the LX
was released they had figured out how to give control over the low speeds and
keep the meter active, (bet the solutions were related to each other).
At 11:48 PM 2/12/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Chris,
I was just looking at some of those pics, and noticed that the shutter
dial goes from 1/60 to B with nothing in between. Is there no way to
set slower shutter speeds on the ESII?
Bruce
Wednesday, February 12, 2003, 9:09:24 PM, you wrote:
CB> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Mike Johnston wrote:
>> > Huh? Truly MINT ( Like New ) ESII's are extremely hard to find
>> > and arent cheap when you do. It can take years just to find ONE
>> > let alone an "awful lot" of them. The ES models ( which I prefer )
>> > are just as tuff in top notch condition. Now, worn and even
>> > worse UGLY ones are a different matter altogether, but who wants those?
>>
>>
>> Yes, I have to agree with this. I bought my near-mint chrome ES II for $150
>> on eBay. There probably isn't one of those for sale a year, at least not at
>> that price. Bought four different 50/1.4 Super-Multi-Coated Takumars to get
>> just the right one.
CB> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3006619718
CB> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3006396663
CB> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2910782194
CB> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2911097617
CB> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2910916863
CB> You get the idea.
CB> chris
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