Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/20

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica Users digest V20 #23
From: "Charles Cason" <cec@vbe.com>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 11:16:03 -0500

In place of using the MLU part 14087, can you use a softie
on the R6 for MLU?

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The Rev'd Charles E Cason Jr
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- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
Aram
Langhans
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 9:02 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Users digest V20 #23


>
> Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 09:40:27 -0700
> From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Re: R6 cable release near lens
> Message-ID: <200105191643.JAA21086@spoon.alink.net>
> References: <B72C0FB9.1C38%cyberdog@attglobal.net>
>
> This is the Mirror Lock Up (MLU) and requires either a
cable release or a
> button release (Leica part number  14087). I use two cable
releases, one
> for MLU and the other for the shutter (top of camera.)
Some people like a
> 14087 button for the mirror and a cable release for the
shutter. You
should
> use MLU whenever you are on a tripod and using a shutter
speed 1/30th and
> slower. This keeps camera vibration (from the mirror
slapping up) from
> causing reduced resolution (blurry pictures.) It (mirror
slap) can kill
the
> recording of fine detail.
>
> Jim

A while back while searching for information on Leica I ran
across a
reference to this very feature
(http://www.nemeng.com/leica/index.shtml#009c) , but it
stated it was on the
R4-R7 cameras.  I have two R4's and I cannot seem to locate
any such socket
on them.  Was this reference in error?  Is this feature on
the R4?  I see
one little hole under the lens mount flange that has a
little brass colored
thing it it.  If I depress that brass colored thing, all
that happens is
that the shutter will not fire.  I assume that it has
something to do with a
motor winder/drive, which I do not have.  I Emailed the
author and got no
reply.

Aram Langhans
Science Teacher
Naches High School
101 W. 5th St.
P. O. Box 159
Naches, WA  98937
509-457-8781

"Science Rules"