[Leica] Slightly OT: Shutter release problem on R-D1

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 5/21/05 6:38 PM, "Andrew Moore" <moore@comcast.net> typed:

> (if there's a more appropriate forum for this, please let me know... this 
> is
> the first place that came to mind)
> 
> I've been using the Epson R-D1 for roughly 5 months now for news 
> photography
> assignments (the photo department at our paper went "all digital" several
> years ago), and while it's been wonderful to use a digital rangefinder in 
> this
> role, alongside a D-SLR for "non R-D1-worthy" shots, there's one problem 
> that
> keeps surfacing and I'm wondering if it's limited to my R-D1 or is it a 
> common
> problem.
> 
> Frequently I will press the shutter relase button and the shutter will 
> simply
> not release.  Removing my finger from the button and depressing it a second
> time will release the shutter.  Initially, I thought it was because the 
> light
> meter had timed out and needed to be re-activated before the camera would 
> take
> a photo, but I'm not convinced this is the case.
> 
> Has anyone had a similar problem with the R-D1?  I've learned to expect 
> this
> and work around it, and in fact now it's almost second nature to me to 
> press
> the button "twice" per photo instead of once (!!), so I basically don't 
> even
> notice it anymore, but I'm still curious.  Despite the high price and a few
> quirks with this camera, I love using it in this role (I'd prefer the MP 
> and
> 35 but it's just not an option here).
> 
> --Andrew
> NO ARCHIVE
> 
Try soaking the entire camera in Zippo lighter fluid!

(watch out for sparks)


Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
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