Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This soft release looks a lot like the one that came with the Rolleiflex SL-35's back in the '70's. I had three but am down to one. It is thinner and lower profile than the one you are talking about, but it makes the shutter silky smooth. I have two SL-35's (mostly in the closet now) and when I lost one of the soft releases, I tried a few others on the market back then. One brand with the concave surface was big and bulky. Stuck up way too much. The other brands (I can't remember brands back so far) were also not up to the Rollei release. I now use an R-4 and while it has a nice dome shaped release, you do have to use your fingertip because it has to be depressed do deeply into the surrounding shutter speed ring that the flat of my finger won't work. Inspired by this thread, I just tried the remaining release from my SL-35 on the R4. WOW. It sticks up barely 1mm and is slightly less diameter than the R4 button, but it adds a tremendous feel. Even thought Tom's release looks quite a bit larger, I might have to try one on the R4. For the rest of you, see if you can track down one of the releases from the SL-35 and give it a try. Aram This message is made of 100% recycled electons. No new atoms were destroyed in making it. Aram Langhans Science Teacher, Naches High School P. O. Box 159/101 W. 5th. St. Naches, WA 98937 "Science Rules" - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html