Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] SOFTLY RELEASE YOURSELF
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:55:12 -0500

I've been using Tom's releases now for several months.  I don't think I can
go back.  A $10 ($14 here in Canada!) accessory for a multi thousand dollar
camera doesn't seem like that big a sacrifice, especially when it adds so
much utility to the camera.  And I agree, they look as if they were made
for the camera....wait a  minute...they were!

Dan C.

At 02:10 PM 16-11-98 +0100, you wrote:
>N. B. Watson wrote:
>> 
>> Please pardon my apparent ignorance, but how (aside from the 
>> assortment of colours) do these $10 soft releases improve upon the 
>> ones from Kalt or Hama which my local dealer sells for $1.95?
>
>It takes about 5 seconds after opening the package to appreciate why
>Tom's SoftReleases cost $10 and not $1.95.  They fit perfectly on
>M cameras.  And I mean *perfectly*.  After you've mounted one, you'll
>forever wonder why Leica didn't supply them as standard.
>
>They offer much better control than the scalloped softreleases of most
>other manufacturers, because the gentle convex surface allows more
>finger positions.  Strange as it may sound, using a softrelease makes
>it feel like the cameras been stripped, relubed and reassembled, it is
>so smooth.
>
>Well worth the price.  You get Ergonomic, Functional, Beautiful,
>Durable, *and* Choice for just $10.  That doesn't happen often.
>
>
>M.
>
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