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| − | The '''Compur''' is a long-lived series of leaf shutters that were made by the German company [[Deckel|F. Deckel]], based in Munchen. The Compur appeared in 1912<REF> ''Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'', p. 6. </REF> and was based on the [[Compound]], but was equipped with a geared slow speed governor instead of a piston and cylinder device. | + | The '''Compur''' is a long-lived series of leaf shutters that were made by the German company [[Deckel|F. Deckel]], based in Munchen. The Compur appeared in 1912<REF> ''Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'', p. |
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| − | The first Compur shutters were '''dial set'''. This means that the speed setting is by way a rotating dial at the top of the shutter plate. The later models were '''rim set''', with a speed setting rim around the shutter housing. The Compur shutters are equipped with a self-timer from 1928.<REF> Date: ''Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'', p. 6. </REF>
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| − | The '''Compur-Rapid''' is a model released in 1935<REF> ''Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'', p. 6. </REF>, attaining 1/500 in [[Shutter size|#00 size]] and 1/400 in [[Shutter size|#0 size]].
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| − | After the war, the '''Synchro-Compur''' added an MXV synch selector.
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| − | == Notes ==
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| − | == Bibliography ==
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| − | * ''Kamera no mekanizumu sono I: "Hai! Chīzu" Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'' (カメラのメカニズム・そのⅠ・「ハイ！チーズ」瞬間をとらえ続けるシャッター展, Camera mechanism, part 1 "Cheese!" Exhibition of instant taking shutters). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 2002. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number)
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| − | == Links ==
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| − | * A discussion of the postwar Compur-Rapid and Synchro-Compur models in [http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~yue/misc/AnscAgfa.html a page by Andrew Yue about the Agfa Isolette]
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| − | * [http://www.daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/compurearly/compur.html Repair notes of a rimset Compur] and [http://www.daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/compur/compur.html of a Compur-Rapid] at [http://www.daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/index.html Daniel Mitchell's camera site]
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| − | * [http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/synchro-compur.html Synchro-Compur servicing] at [http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/map.html Roland and Caroline's website]
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| − | * [http://www.skgrimes.com/compur/index.htm Compur shutters] at [http://www.skgrimes.com/index.htm S.K. Grimes]
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| − | [[Category: Leaf shutters]]
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| − | [[Category: German shutters]]
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