Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
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At 8:33 AM -0700 12/11/00, John Collier wrote:
>Well, when the money is tight here is what I do.
>
>First get one of Tom A.'s soft releases and glue on a 4" by 4" piece of
>plastic. Next get an old ping pong ball and very carefully inject some honey
>through a small hole. Not too much as you want the ball heavier but not
>dangerous. Set up the camera with your modified soft release and mount a
>tube from a spent roll of toilet paper just above the camera aimed at the
>soft release. Punch two small holes in the bottom of the tube, run string
>through the holes and put the modified ping pong ball in place. To fire the
>camera, just pull the string. Simple. Perhaps a housekeeping message with
>this and other helpful tips I have devised might be in order.....
>
>John Collier
>
>PS: As you can see, I may not be the best person to ask about cable
>releases.
>
>> From: "Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com>
>>
>> Okay, John: next challenge. What is the best shutter release cord to buy
>> for the M6 TTL (best in terms of value)?
>>
Is this how you got honey into your TTL?
From this description I think you should consider yourself lucky that
any of it still works. ;-)
I look forward to your home renovations on my next visit.
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