> 'M' for 'magnesium' (content of the old style single use flash bulbs - long burn, relatively) and 'x' for electronic flash. John Gulliver > 12 apr 2008 kl. 13.45 skrev jonathan turner: > >> That's great, much appreciated! >> >> I kind of thought X was the right setting for flash but had no idea >> what M & >> V were for - fascinating that V is for Victor (Hasselblad)! > > Well, not quite.... > > These shutters were of German manufacture (Compur), and V stands for > "Vorlauf". And that indeed means "self-timer". > > M and X were the usual flash setting designations (with or without pre- > igniting); don´t know exactly what words they were acronyms for. > > > > > Per Öfverbeck > http://ofverbeck.se > > > "In a world without walls or fences, who needs Windows or Gates" > >
