Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Agh! You have revealed the uber-secret to using softies!! Now we have to kill you and eat you!!! - -- Johnny Deadman http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > From: Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 10:48:27 -0400 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Softy question > > I just got a couple of Tom's Softies for my new M6 and older M4-P > (thanks Tom). They seem very nice but I'm using them differently from > the way I expected. Obviously, the "right" way is the way that works for > me, but I'm interested to know how others do it. Basically, I'm laying > my right index finger over the release with the tip roughly over the > shutter speed dial. That way a very gentle and gradual downward pressure > between the first and second joints triggers the shutter. I haven't > conducted scientific experiments, but it seems like this gives > noticeable less jar to the camera than using the tip of the index finger > and in fact when I tried doing it that way, the softy didn't make any > improvement at all for me. What do you think? > > Simon Stevens