giganova
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Hi all --
In my quest to find a "throw in your bag" camera, I bought a Leica Mini. And because it is such a cute little camera, I bought another Leica Mini III. Both are NIB = never used.
But I am not sure whether the autofocus on the Mini is broken: when I press the shutter button half way on the Mini III, it makes a noise and I see the lens moving. Presumably, this is the autofocus. The Mini doesn't do anything when I press the shutter half way. Everything else seems to be working fine.
Any idea whether the Mini and Mini III are different in that respect or whether the Mini has a broken autofocus?
Thans!
In my quest to find a "throw in your bag" camera, I bought a Leica Mini. And because it is such a cute little camera, I bought another Leica Mini III. Both are NIB = never used.
But I am not sure whether the autofocus on the Mini is broken: when I press the shutter button half way on the Mini III, it makes a noise and I see the lens moving. Presumably, this is the autofocus. The Mini doesn't do anything when I press the shutter half way. Everything else seems to be working fine.
Any idea whether the Mini and Mini III are different in that respect or whether the Mini has a broken autofocus?
Thans!
BlackXList
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It's highly likely that nothing happens until the full shutter press, most AF compacts only moved the lenses on full press.
Spavinaw
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I have a Leica Mini, Mini II, and Mini 3. The II and 3 seem to work in a similar manner. The original Mini is different. The lens does NOT move when the button is pressed half way. Does the lens prefocus on the original Mini? I don't have the answer. Sorry, maybe someone else has a manual.
Another difference is that the original Mini does not wind on until you release the shutter release button. You can take a candid photo and not have the wind on noise until you have removed the camera from your eye if you wish.
Another difference is that the original Mini does not wind on until you release the shutter release button. You can take a candid photo and not have the wind on noise until you have removed the camera from your eye if you wish.