Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, ya know, I was gonna say ... how the hell do you keep the shutter cocked for weeks? Just putting the camera down on a shelf is likely to fire the shutter! OK well for me anyway. This post might help you: http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=004j1l - -C. -----Original Message----- From: V8PWR@aol.com [mailto:V8PWR@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 1:16 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] shutter ,still armed or not? Dans un courrier daté du 02/05/01 15:09:39 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), lventurini@humanite.presse.fr a écrit : > Since I have now a M6 and no more a M4, I wonder if I shall let the shutter > always armed (to have the tiny leds in the VF), or if I should leave alone > the shutter as I did with the M4, in order to let him rest most of the time. > Any idea of the disadvantage to let the shutter armed for weeks, for > instance? > If you have a Soft Release on it , it won't stay armed more than a few minutes :) I've got lots of "out of frame / out of focus / out of metering " pics . Is this becoming a new Art ? Lets name it T.A. art :) ( read Tom Abrahamson ) JO GOODTIMES -FRANCE/ AIRBORNE RADAR TECH / LIVE FREE OR DIE ******************************************************* The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, retain, read, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Thank you.