Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] T.A. soft release AKA "Softie"
From: Bernard <4829.g23@g23.relcom.ru>
Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 23:17:59 +0400
References: <LOBBJFPDLIEFFNBNMCMKGEJJCBAA.wlevy@home.com>

Walter Levy wrote:

> Well, it didn't take very long, I was out shooting with my M6 with a
> newly-acquired Softie from Tom Abrahamsson, and when I got home I realized the
> soft release was GONE!  Have other softie-users had this experience?  Do these
> things tend to unscrew themselves?

Yes, such is the nature of the coned thread which is the standard for every
camera in the world. I don't know how they came to that standard, but I'm often
quite unhappy with it.

Bernard

In reply to: Message from "Walter Levy" <wlevy@home.com> ([Leica] T.A. soft release AKA "Softie")