ccc yyy Posted April 16, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted April 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) i may very well be rehashing an already well-covered topic. (apologies in advance if overly redundant ...) Â it's been observed and commented by many that the noise and/or the duration of the noise generated by the 8 during the shutter release/advance stage is more noticeable than would be preferred (at least in some shooting situations). Â and it sure seems that the more time i spend with the cam the more i appreciate the above observations and sentiment. Â would it be possible/practical to break out the shutter release and advance into two separate steps from the currently single-step process? (if the shutter release and advance steps are fully discrete camera functions, coupled only by the code in the software, then perhaps it may be possible.) Â my thinking is that through a user-selectable menu option, in "S" shooting mode only, one would specify the mode of operation: a single or a dual step process. if a dual step process is selected then the photog would have to depress the shutter release button twice and sequentially (once to advance and once to release). the shutter advance step (being the louder and lengthier of the two) can be performed at a separate point in time and/or place outside of the photo capture setting/location/space (if so desired). Â and now the "punchline": A) is this doable? is this a reasonable/practical solution to the "perceived" noise issue? (and i appreciate that not everyone perceives this to be an issue) C)and if is doable/practical, is this something that Leica would seriously contemplate and contemplate implementing? Â what say you ?? Â ok ... now back to the regularly scheduled program Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted April 16, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted April 16, 2007 It has been said before... i think it was in Guys laundry list. Anyway I'm 100% sure Leica is aware of this customer wish. What comes of it only time will tell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted April 16, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted April 16, 2007 I have fond memories of my R8 doing just that at my choice. (Now where is that camera? ) Â Yes. I think it would be a considerable advantage at times. Of course, I have no idea if it is doable. But then, a digital Leica M was impossible, but Leica did it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted April 16, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted April 16, 2007 A agree that it such a feature would be useful. Â Even better would be the option of a manual wind lever but obviously that isn't going to be possible with the M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 16, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted April 16, 2007 Very nice USA series, Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted April 16, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted April 16, 2007 I always like the request of this thread !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted April 16, 2007 Share #7  Posted April 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Very nice USA series, Ian  Thanks Jaap.  I've just read my post above and the first line is barely intelligible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc yyy Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share #8 Â Posted April 16, 2007 ... i think it was in Guys laundry list. Anyway I'm 100% sure Leica is aware of this customer wish. What comes of it only time will tell. i must have missed that part of the laundry list. but good to know that it's there and that Leica is very likely aware of this feature request. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc yyy Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share #9 Â Posted April 16, 2007 Even better would be the option of a manual wind lever but obviously that isn't going to be possible with the M8. the lever would have been a nice retro-touch.at the very least it would have made for a more secure anchor point for handling purposes. though i suspect an outboard motor drive would have been necessary for a motorized advance (increasing the size and the cost of the outfit). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted April 16, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted April 16, 2007 I would love a manual advance, to be honest, but having seen Mark's tear-down of the M8, I have no idea where they would fit it. There really is no room in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlc43 Posted April 17, 2007 Share #11 Â Posted April 17, 2007 I am STRONGLY in favor of decoupling the shutter release from the rewind motor action. The noise of the M8 has proven to be disturbing and actually embarrassing to me in several situations. My M6 was much better for silent shooting (though not as brilliant as my Konica Hexar in its time). Forget a mechanical solution. Just have as a choice in the settings a two press shooting sequence: The first press fires the shutter; the second rewinds--when it's safe to do so without drawing unwelcome attention. How lovely that would be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc yyy Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share #12 Â Posted April 17, 2007 ...Just have as a choice in the settings a two press shooting sequence: The first press fires the shutter; the second rewinds--when it's safe to do so without drawing unwelcome attention. How lovely that would be! i think we're on the same page in this regard.hopefully Leica is paying attention and will seriously contemplate including such functionality into a not-too-distant-future f/w release. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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