Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How much improvement, excepting when wearing gloves, does such a "soft release" make to an M? I've used so-called soft releases on other marques before, but never gave the slightest thought to the Leica needing its release softened. In fact, I would think that anything which protrudes above the release would make it more likely to jar the camera whilst tripping the shutter, than squeezing the "regular" button into its saucer-like seat with the pad of the finger. I've been shooting Leica for almost 40 years with the factory "hard release" and I really want to know if I've been missing a great thing. Regards, Nigel On Sun, 25 Oct 1998 13:59:38 -0500 "phong (Doan huu Phong)" <phong@doan-ltd.com> writes: >Hi Jim & other Softie users, > > I have a problem when using the Softie in that when I reach for > the speed dial with my index finger, I often would accidentally >trip > the shutter realease on my M6. Have you had the same problem > and how do you work around it ? > >- Phong > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us ><leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 1:54 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] [long]My first M: notes & questions > > >>You need the whole package. Tom's release AND Tom's winder. Forget >that >>thumb lever thingie on the top of the camera, except for the very >first >>wind when loading new film. I actually use my Fred Ward soft release >rather >>than Tom's because it is much smaller and thinner. But I used Tom's >for the >>most of my Europe trip in September and have not a single complaint. >> >>Jim >> >>PS... once you use Tom's winder, it's like a microwave, you cannot >imagine >>how you ever got along without it. >> >> >>At 02:19 AM 10/25/98 +0100, you wrote: >>> >>>4. I'm still ambivalent about Tom's soft release. On the FA it was >>>not better than that camera's already superb release. And on the M6 >>>it's great, but when I advance the film the SR seems to catch under >>>my finger, resulting in a gentle torque on the shutter button. This >>>causes a LESS smooth release than the plain ol' shutter button. >>>Any tips? >>> >>>Regards, Alexey >> >> >> > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]