Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anyone want to buy a "Leica" cable release? They are rare. Ed Meyers On Thu, 13 Mar 1997, Juan F. Sanz Cervera wrote: > Richard Clompus wrote: > [...] > >I just got a real Leica cable release from Eric Bohman at Tamarkin in New > >York. I thought I had good cable releases before - but this one is better. > > It is smooth, without backlash and has a locking screw to keep the shutter > >open when on B (Bulb). > [...] > >Now I will no longer have to impale my M6 with a generic cable release. > >And when I am too old to photograph, my kids will either continue to use it > >or sell it for their inheritance. > > > Of course, there are cheap cable releases and there are good, more expensive > ones. However, a good cable release doesn't need to be made by Leica > (actually, I would be surprised if Leica manufactures them: they may buy the > production from another quality manufacturer). For instance, Prontor makes > outstanding cable releases, quite likely cheaper (in price, not quality) > than Leica. Are Leica cable releases made by Prontor? (just my speculation > here :-) > > Regards, > > - Juan > >