BennehBoy Posted September 7, 2010 Share #1 Posted September 7, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Apologies if this is an age old question that re-occurs with regularity, my searches did not turn up an answer.... Is there a simple way to prevent accidental shutter release on M series film cameras? I'm pretty much conditioned to automatically wind on after taking a shot, do I just need to break this habit and wind _before_ shooting? I'd be interested to hear how others have worked around this - I frequently fire the shutter in my pocket/bag/by way of small children. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted September 7, 2010 Share #2 Posted September 7, 2010 that is exactly it - don't wind... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted September 7, 2010 Share #3 Posted September 7, 2010 Don't wind on until you're ready, or keep the camera in a hard ERC when not in use. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennehBoy Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted September 7, 2010 Thought so - it's going to be a tough behaviour to modify! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 7, 2010 Share #5 Posted September 7, 2010 Or...don't use a pocket/bag and instead hand hold (or use strap) when you're actively shooting. If you have the time to put the camera in a bag or pocket, then you shouldn't be in a rush to wind at that point. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 7, 2010 Share #6 Posted September 7, 2010 Wind on so the camera is always ready. The odd wasted frame is less important. Steve 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 7, 2010 Share #7 Posted September 7, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) But, he mis-fires when the camera is in his bag or pocket...so he's not really 'ready' anyway. The wind on, however, could be done quickly as the camera is pulled out. I agree, though, that the camera should stay wound when in shooting mode, which isn't when the camera is tucked away. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 7, 2010 Share #8 Posted September 7, 2010 I have no apetite to know if he mis-fires when the camera is in his pocket, but I understand some people do think of Leica's in that way. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted September 7, 2010 Share #9 Posted September 7, 2010 I have no apetite to know if he mis-fires when the camera is in his pocket, but I understand some people do think of Leica's in that way. Steve So, you don't care to address his question as originally posted? Saves a lot of time, too, to just read thread titles and respond. A lot of Leica users apparently do that also. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted September 7, 2010 Share #10 Posted September 7, 2010 ROFLMAO:D:D Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 8, 2010 Share #11 Posted September 8, 2010 Wind on so the camera is always ready. The odd wasted frame is less important... +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennehBoy Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted September 10, 2010 Got to say that I'm failing miserably with the not winding on when not 'ready', I think I'll just have to live with the odd wasted frame, to me that's much better than missing a shot from not having wound on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted September 10, 2010 Share #13 Posted September 10, 2010 I always wind the camera on its way up to my eye. I've never missed a shot yet. If my memory serves me correctly, I was taught to never leave a camera with the shutter wound, as this can cause the springs to loose tension over time. But that was a long time ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 10, 2010 Share #14 Posted September 10, 2010 I haven't shot with a film M for a while, but I always wound on after taking the shot. I can't say that I remember the shutter firing when the camera was in the bad - and that was using a soft release. I'd look at how you're putting the camera in the bag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted September 10, 2010 Share #15 Posted September 10, 2010 I haven't shot with a film M for a while, but I always wound on after taking the shot. I can't say that I remember the shutter firing when the camera was in the bad - and that was using a soft release. I'd look at how you're putting the camera in the bag. I'm with Steve and the always wind on crew, I push the camera into bag vertically, tight slot, with hood & Uv, no softie. If you invert the open bag the camera wont normally fall out... Rare to get an accidental exposure in bag. But M6 will flatten its batteries on repeated 1st pressure... Get lots of inadvertent release with camera in hand as I ride the 1st pressure most of time, this also flattens the M6 batteries too. Noel Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennehBoy Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share #16 Posted September 10, 2010 M4-P so no battery problem here Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poptart Posted September 13, 2010 Share #17 Posted September 13, 2010 Get an M7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishimage Posted September 13, 2010 Share #18 Posted September 13, 2010 Not a problem with an M3 DS ... i simply Single wind on after each exposure .. Curtain in half cocked position.... Leaves camera in an almost constant ready mode .. Without fear of unwanted release .. Noel Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted September 15, 2010 Share #19 Posted September 15, 2010 I don't have any garments with pockets big enough to put an M camera in with lens...honestly. so 'pocket release' is something I have no experience with. Do use a bag occasionally but also dont have any experience with 'bag release'. Maybe consider just wearing it around your neck or don't worry if you 'release' accidentally...film is cheap (ish) good luck andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yst Posted September 15, 2010 Share #20 Posted September 15, 2010 In M cameras with meter, often the problem is not just about the accidental shutter release, but the real problem could be the over consuming the batteries. Because often when the shutter is even slightly touched inside a bag, it triggers the meter to come on, if it gone on often enough, batteries got burn out. (of course, in the case of M7, it is easy enough to turn the switch off to lock the shutter.) In use of Ms, I often just pay attention to it whether the shutter was wound or not, e.g. around the strap on the camera so that the shutter will be kept away from being touch the wall inside the bag, or configured in such way each time the M is put in there is enough room just over the shutter area. And never had that problem, even when carrying two Ms. When carrying R and M both systems on a Billingham 335, I have custom configured spot for M, and it is a such a way the shutter will not be touched. When just carrying Ms with a smaller Fogg Forte bag, it is also configured and arranged in ways the M shutters are not being touched. Whether the Ms are winded or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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