Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica technology, creative control
From: tedgrant@islandnet.com (Ted Grant)
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 06:36:42 +0100

mark wrote:

>if we are getting pernickity, and for the price i think we are entitled to,
>i think they could alter the design of the shutter speed dial such that
>it is easier to adjust with your eye to the view finder (for the M7
>obviously). the dial is very "short" and getting (my) fingers around it
>is kind of awkward unless i look at what i am doing.>>>>>>

Hi Mark,

I pretty well know what the shutter speed is once I start a shoot when
using my M cameras and when I look through the viewfinder if I have to make
an adjustment for the two little "red" arrowheads, I just reach over and
push my finger along the side of the dial and make adjustments.

The key to making this work without looking at the speed dial is to
memorize which way turning the dial is higher speeds and lower. With that
locked in the memory bank it's easy adjusting without looking. :)

ted