Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/10
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From: Carl Socolow <csocolow@microserve.net>
>I love my Abrahamsson soft releases. There is only one problem.
A lot>of blank frames. Anybody have similar experiences and enlightened
>solutions?
Carl,
As Betty Crocker once said,
"you can't have your cake and eat it too!" ... er .......... maybe
someone else said it.....
Anyway, what makes the soft release such a simple but delightful tool is the
very thing that is causing your problem.
About the only time I do not have an M-6 around my neck is when I am in the
shower. And, that is the key. Do not put it in a bag, do not put it around
your shoulder, but wear it around your neck, in front, for all to see and
ignore. It is also, I must add, much harder for someone coming by to rip it
off your shoulder and be gone before you are even aware of its going
somewhere.
There are a few times in which I do put the camera in a bag and for those
occasions I remove the soft release and put it somewhere - hopefully - that
I will remember. Or, I try and make sure that I do not advance to the next
frame before I put it away. Habits are hard to break and for the last 40
years I have been advancing the frame as soon as I can, regardless of
whether or not I see another shot coming my way.
Keep a spare release in your bag ( you will lose at least one), right next
to your 2nd M body and enjoy.
I must also add, in case you were not already aware of it, that the
combination of Tom's soft release & his winder is a combination that is hard
to ignore or put down. Elegant is the first word that comes to mind.
Cheers,
David Medley
Whidbey Is. WA
USA
dmedley@whidbey.net