[Leica] Softies for new M (and maybe M-E and Monochrom)

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

This certainly was a surprise to read. If it is sufficiently different
thread in pitch or dimensions then a mechanical cable release might be
impossible. There is no remote or electronic release option that I am aware
of. I think that the shutter release mechanism is different in the M in
that it is no longer entirely mechanical (with a hole through to interior)
and presumably this was part of the moisture sealing changes. Well I
shall.experiment with my cables and softies when I can.

We can probably file this reported softie incompatibility under first world
problems I guess ;-)

*If you want to take more interesting pictures,
stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 8 March 2013 12:00, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> wrote:

> I think that's probably true; either they or some subcontractor just
> eyeballed it. AFAIK, there is no specification for it, just 'as long as it
> works' over 130 years. At least it's not another new 'cable release'!
>
> Henning
>
>
> On 2013-03-07, at 5:43 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > On one of the forums it looked like it was not a planned change, just a
> different batch and Leica did not know..... The Monochrom is different to
> the M9.
> >
> > john
> > ________________________________________
> >
> >
> > The new M comes with different threads for the cable release socket
> (why, Leica, why?) and needs new softies. So Tom and I went to his
> favourite CNC shop and we made about 10 different ones until we got the
> length, taper and threads correct. I now have a new softie.
> >
> > Pictures at: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Stuff/softies/
> >
> > Henning Wulff
> > henningw at archiphoto.com
> >
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