Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/27

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Subject: [Leica] DIY Softie
From: montoid at earthlink.net (Montie Talbert)
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 17:28:24 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

This is a pet peeve of mine.  There is a difference. Many times in lower
light, I'll leave my MP in the bag and opt for a single function snapper
(M-4 etc) 

I suppose if you only owned/used M7s and up, it wouldn't matter.  ;-) 

Montie


>>On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:27 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at 
>>yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> The shutter releases on the M3 through other Ms to the M6 are smooth and
> gentle, but the M7, M8, and M9 have 'stutters' built into them, making them
> less than exquisite, or silky.  However, at least the M9 can be set to soft
> mode.
>
> It seems to me that softies are best suited to continuous (not stuttered)
> shutter release Ms, and to the M9 on soft mode.
>
>
> Peter Cheyne