Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I LOVE my red SoftRelease too. Thanks Tom! I don't know if this is for everybody, but what I do is this... I have a bit of black round nylon shoelace tied to the right neckstrap ring. When I pack the camera, I run the lace around and between the softrelease and the winder to keep it from taking a shot of the inside of my camera bag. ;-) This will also allow you to keep the battery from draining while your camera packed and cocked. Not very practical for keeping the camera from firing while on your neck or shoulder though...you just may miss the "decisive moment" while unwinding the shoelace! Dan > Yup. same problem here. In addition, I put one on an F3 and it > drained the battery by keeping the meter on in the bag. Sound > familiar? It must be the Revenge of the Gnomes of Solms! > > I find I've been wasting 2-3 frames per roll, and it's getting > annoying. The only way I can figure to avoid it is to change my habit > of cocking the shutter after each shot. > > Old dog, new trick. Will it work? Who knows, but that soft release > is so nice I'm even willing to change the way I work to accommodate > its demands... > > If anyone comes up with a better solution, I'm all ears. > > Paul >