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Subject: [Leica] WTB: Nikon AR-1 soft release
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 07:57:14 +0530
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I have soft releases bought for the Leica M which fitted the F3 and
F100 at least. Forgot where I bought them, though!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Geoff, the AR-1 is the soft release for the Nikon F, F2 and RF cameras
> with a threaded shroud - the threads are on the inside of a tube that
> sits over the release housing.  Tom's soft releases don't work on
> these cameras.
>
> Marty
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
> gmail.com> wrote:
>> Phil, Tom Abrahamsson in Canada makes a couple of versions which are
>> excellent quality. I think around $20 last time I looked.
>> http://www.rapidwinder.com/softies.htm
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>
>>
>>
>> On 14 July 2012 11:27, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Like the subject says, I'm looking for a Nikon AR-1 soft release. The
>>> aftermarket alternatives with polyethylene plastic buttons just don't
>>> cut it and it looks like they are hard to find in the states.
>>> I'd rather deal with a LUG member than an ebayer as well.
>>>
>>> Thanks all.
>>>
>>> Phil Forrest
>>>
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