"T P" <tp@nospam.com> wrote in message news:qd2sfvcb4n6aqm5gltem08fj08bcp9gjal@4ax.com...

> "Nicholas O. Lindan" <nolindan@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

[...]

> >There is no doubt the switch to Al was

> >done to reduce cost as aluminum blades confer no performance

> >advantage, only a cost advantage.

> Be in no doubt whatsoever; there is a performance advantage. The FM2N

> has a 1/250 sec flash synch speed which it provides with superb

> reliability and consistency - even when the camera has had very hard

> use (>150K shutter cycles).

But other models (like the FA) used the "titanium" shutter of the

FM2 with the higher shutter speeds - and the same shutter

generally operates in the FM2 reliably at 1/250th synch speed

(though it is not marked/claimed to do so by Nikon - marketing?).

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David Ruether

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http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com

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