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[Waynemel]

I recently read somewhere that the CS version of this camera was more mechanically reliable than the earlier, non-CS version. Can anyone confirm this?
I am interested in the Ultramatic, but don't really what to inherit mechanical problems (I've

[Brett]

According to one of the Matanle books the CS was an improvement but exact reasons why this is the case are not discussed. Being a later model one would hope the manufacturer would have made improvements. Personally I prefer the looks of the CS myself but

[Thomas_mann]

Waynemel
The Ultramatic CS dropped the instant return mirror feature of the early version, which it seems had taken the engineering a step beyond the comfort zone. This appears to have made all the difference to the reliability. I've never had a pr