Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]someone who knew leicas was watching me take a series of photographs and later asked me "is that a double-stroke?" the camera in question was an m6. without even realizing it, i found out that i do tend to advance the film in multiple small strokes, so as to keep my eye on the viewfinder for the next shot. but i also allow for a long leisurely full throw when i just know i nabbed the shot. :-) - -rei On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 08:24:42AM -0400, Steve LeHuray wrote: > Ken Firestone wrote: > > > > The very first Leica I ever used was a DS M-3, and to this day I have > > a tendency to DS when I advance the film, if I can. (One of the things > > that annoys me about the CL.) I really think 2 short strokes is > > faster than one long stroke. > > > > Ken -- I agree with you. I bought a M3 DS a few months ago and I think the > two short strokes are quicker than the one long stroke of the SS Ms. > > sl > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html