Dirk Wright wrote:
>
> OK, assuming that an LCD can change state fast enough to be useful as a
> shutter, I think the killer problem was the fact that an LCD is not
> perfectly transparent when in the "off" mode (or whatever you call that
> mode). Of course, I am not an LCD expert, so caveats fully apply
Would there not also be an issue with polarization? An LCD panel incorporates a
polarizing filter. Put another polarizer in front of the lens, at the wrong
angle, and I think you'd block all light through the shutter.
(And you thought that OMs with spot meters had problems...)
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