Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/27

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Subject: [Leica] DIY Softie
From: csaganich at gmail.com (Chris Saganich)
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 10:35:27 -0400
References: <954745.59762.qm@web26705.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

What is a stutter,  that little bit of resistance, like it is catching on
something slightly as you press down?  I thought that may be a defect, and
it is true the softies don't improve that a bit.  I have seen sharpness
improvement between 60th and 15th, no steady hands here.

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:27 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at 
yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> The shutter releases on the M3 through other Ms to the M6 are smooth and
> gentle, but the M7, M8, and M9 have 'stutters' built into them, making them
> less than exquisite, or silky.  However, at least the M9 can be set to soft
> mode.
>
> It seems to me that softies are best suited to continuous (not stuttered)
> shutter release Ms, and to the M9 on soft mode.
>
>
> Peter Cheyne
>
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In reply to: Message from geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne) ([Leica] DIY Softie)