Soft release issue

[Matlock]

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11 hours ago, dpitt said:

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I noticed that any soft release or cable release that works on my vintage M's will not work on the digital M's starting from M8, and the other way around.

I did not know that modern M film bodies follow the old vintage bodies, but it seems the M-A is the same as my M3 in that aspect.

Interesting, but not my experience (I don't use a soft release but I tried one with absolutely no problems on modern Leica's, I also tried a variety of cable releases, again no problems)

[250swb]

The only cable release I have that fits absolutely everything I have, all my Leica's from M2 to MP and MP, medium format, vintage cameras and shutters etc. is an old Gitzo cable release with a very short fine thread. Any other cable release that works has to be stored with the camera so as not to separate them. So it's not just a problem with soft releases.

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[Knipsknecht]

I tried several soft release buttons, but I came to the conclusion that they are cumbersome and just add unnecessary point of failure to the camera. Sure, they look cool, but they create more problems than they solve.

[wattsy]

Some cable releases have a tapered thread so they work with a range of thread sizes (obviously within a reasonable limit). I have a Leica branded cable release that I've had for 20 years and it has worked fine with everything from M6TTL to M-A via the various digital Ms I've owned too.

Edited July 20, 2023 by wattsy

[LocalHero1953]

Mmmmm, soft releases.......

I must talk to my welfare director

[Marc B-C]

I used to have a soft release on my Fuji X100f, however, it became slightly pressed when in the camera bag. This was causing battery drain (even thought the camera was switched off. Once I removed it, there was no issue. Never had one ever since and do not miss them.

[awirstam]

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Is it Not possible do half press with a soft release button. 
The one I have can’t half press on my m7.

so I can’t use the exposure lock with the soft release