Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You need the whole package. Tom's release AND Tom's winder. Forget that thumb lever thingie on the top of the camera, except for the very first wind when loading new film. I actually use my Fred Ward soft release rather than Tom's because it is much smaller and thinner. But I used Tom's for the most of my Europe trip in September and have not a single complaint. Jim PS... once you use Tom's winder, it's like a microwave, you cannot imagine how you ever got along without it. At 02:19 AM 10/25/98 +0100, you wrote: > >4. I'm still ambivalent about Tom's soft release. On the FA it was >not better than that camera's already superb release. And on the M6 >it's great, but when I advance the film the SR seems to catch under >my finger, resulting in a gentle torque on the shutter button. This >causes a LESS smooth release than the plain ol' shutter button. >Any tips? > >Regards, Alexey