Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No gadget Alan, The LSHA soft release David offered me some time ago is very precious indeed on my R4 , would be on any R up to 7 too - is fun on the R8 even though it is not absolutely needed. DK about Ms though. Maybe you don't need them - but Leica proved that they could screw things up on R4s for sure ... Pity I can't use it on the L1, I'd love to, just for the fun of it, and to David's health.. Bien cordialement Phx Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: >Mon, 23 Mar 2009 : Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>included: > ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/38Ad.jpg.html> >============================================= >This is a priceless shot! I love it. > > >About this: <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/stack.jpg.html> > >I just don't get it - Leica M's have the best, softest, most predictable >shutter release ever made, so >I don't see the point of those "soft-release" gadgets. I use the feel of >the dished-in shutter surround >to know exactly where I can hold the button just on the edge of firing; >then a micro-press sets it off. >When I tried one of those attachments the shutter would go off >unpredictably since there was no gauge >of how far I was pressing, and I thus the camera might not have been as >steady as it should have been. > >But as they say, YMMV. > >Alan > >Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >UPAA POY 1978 >University Information Technology Services >University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >