Hi, Chris Brogden wrote: > > On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Bob Walkden wrote: > > > > The one thing you _can't_ do on an LX. I remember being flabbergasted > > > when I wanted to and realised I couldn't. The lever goes in opposite > > > directions for the two operations....... > > > > well, what a lousy camera. Makes me glad mine were nicked <g>. > > > > I thought you could do this: > > > > Lift & lock the mirror. This made the lever loose from the 'neutral' > > position in the direction of the lens mouth, but you could still pull > > it away from the mouth to crank up the self-timer. > > Just tried it on my LX and couldn't do it. The MLU action (press the > button and move the lever towards the lens) locks the lever. The only way > to move it the opposite direction to activate the self-timer is to press > the button releasing the lever, and this also deactivates the MLU.
My findings exactly. Thought it was my example but once I got an instruction book (looooong after I got the camera) I noticed it specifically says that this sequence of operation is not possible. Truly a useless bit of tat. 8-) m
