Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I, likewise, cannot remember using a self timer. I remember when I played with a self timer, it always stuck. I don't remember the camera(s) or lenses. But I do have, in my junk drawer, a little wind-up self timer that screws into the cable release socket. I don't remember ever using it. But I have it should the urge come over me someday. Let's see now. Self portrait? Jim PS... my M6's do have a self timer. It's waiting in my junk drawer for that special moment. At 07:23 PM 6/23/99 -0700, you wrote: >DonjR43198@aol.com wrote: >> >> In a message dated 6/23/99 4:05:29 PM Central Daylight Time, marho@ikp.liu.se >> writes: >> >> << Can anyone else think of a good example of senseless design? Something >> that there seems to be no rational reason for, but which is exceedingly >> annoying (let's keep to cameras, at least ;) >> >> >> >> Yes, I can think of several. >> >> 1. Removal of the self-timer on the M-6 camera><snip> > >You really are hard on these guys! >The M5 bombs so they say "why not just stick a meter where the self >timer is on the M4 it just might work?" I call that the kind of inspired >thinking which has put most of us here on this list. It's called the M6. >The idea worked you could put it mildly. I bought a little self timer >thing. Never used it. >Never had a camera closer to my heart than my M6. I guess self timers >are not a big thing with me. >Mark Rabiner >