Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:50 PM 4/25/98 +0000, you wrote: When walking with the lens on the body >the camera would bump against my side and cause the mode switch to >change. I don't know how you carry long lenses on your cameras, but >you may do so differently than I and therefore you would not have this >problem. If this had happened only one time I would have attributed >it to bad luck, but it happened 4 times in the course of 3 hours >shooting and I missed several nice frames because of this. > >As I also said before, when I am working in this manner in the future >I am taping the mode selector in place so it will not change on me. I >just think it is silly to have to get a $2000.00 camera gooey with >tape just to keep the mode set where you want it. >Harrison McClary >http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto > I agree, Harrison. The exact same thing has happened to me so many times that I have put the R8 up and only get it out for slow, deliberate, close-up work. Love those M's!! Tina ______________________________________________________________________ Tina Manley, ASMP <http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> <http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.html> <http://www.onlineartistleague.com/manleyt/portfoli.htm>