Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ------ =_NextPart_000_01BED034.2CEDA080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: Softies (soft releases) you wrote: >- I disliked the dish shaped=20 >version, it required that you use the tip of your finger to release the = >shutter - not conducive to a smooth action. By making the top dome = shaped you=20 >can use the joint on your finger to squeeze the release - very much = akin to=20 >firing a target-pistol or a rifle. That's interesting. This former Infantryman (US Army) recalls being = taught to use the tip if the finger on the trigger on a rifle (M16A2) = or a pistol (M9). Using the crook of the first joint will tend to pull = the rifle slightly. The only exception is when you are shooting a = machine gun where you are supposed to jerk (actually, "pull") the = trigger. The Army also has a rather neat simulator called the Weaponeer = that will actually let you see your technique on a computer monitor and = according to that, and my practical experience, their way does work. For = the record, I shot "expert" btw. Now, the applicability of this to Leica shooting isn't so clear to me. = But I can hand hold my M4-P to 1/8th of a second, and have managed 1/4 = with a wall to brace off of. In point of fact though, I think that = learning to control ones breathing and to release at the natural pause = between breaths, just as I was taught to do on the rifle range, is a lot = more germane than how you hold the shutter release. But then, I haven't = tried the little gizmo. 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