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I can't see any reason why this would be true. I have a soft release on my m6 and I really like it. I don't know why the M7 would be any different.

Which M6?

 

We do not know if the M7 release is different from the M6 but we are aware that soft releases vary in quality/dimensions.

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Somewhere on the forum is a post that said that as the M7 has a locking shutter release it is possible for a soft release to apply pressure to part of the mechanism when it is locked. This can happen in a bag and can damage an internal part. The post provided photos of the damaged part. I stopped using a soft release on my M7 after reading that post.

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Wow how interesting.  I didn't realize the M7 had a locking shutter release.  It seems like shooting without a soft release (at least on the M7) is the safe way to go.  I like shooting with one on my M6 so I'll continue to do so and because there is no locking mechanism I don't think there will be a problem.

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I was under the assumption that the internal threading of the release was standardized across the M line.

 

Leica may have intended to follow the standard, but they did not.

From Tom Abrahamsson's site: "*The “pitch” on   Leica   M240 and Monochrom thread is different. "

Scroll down his page for more detail.

 

As for the difference in the M7, thank you to those who posted the thread regarding

the different release mechanism.

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Wow how interesting.  I didn't realize the M7 had a locking shutter release.  It seems like shooting without a soft release (at least on the M7) is the safe way to go.  I like shooting with one on my M6 so I'll continue to do so and because there is no locking mechanism I don't think there will be a problem.

 

Bad luck with that damage Digby.

 

I don't use a soft release on any of my Leicas. Tried them on my M9 & Monochrom but didn't find they helped much.  Certainly wasn't going to try one on the M7 after reading that post.

 

Oh, and two M7s - very nice :-).  Do you use them together with different lenses or film or do you have one to use and one to fondle ;-)

 

 

ps. the only soft release I ever liked was the AR-1 which I used from time to time on my old Nikons.  The extension also helped me carry the camera in my hand as I could hook my index finger around it with my thumb behind the film advance lever.

 

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Oh, and two M7s - very nice :-).  Do you use them together with different lenses or film or do you have one to use and one to fondle ;-)

 

 

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I use them both, loaded with different film. At the moment i use the M7 Test Camera more often. This is my latest and at the moment my favorite.

Black M7 is loaded with FP4+ and the silver one with HP5+.

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