Hans van Veluwen of e-SIF fame wrote:
>...I have in front of me a
>contraption that's labeled "Autoknips IV Made in Germany...
I well remember those from my days in a photo shop. We stocked two
varieties, one as you describe that screwed straight into the the cable
release socket, and another with a hook on it that fitted to the thumb end
of a cable release. Both models were adjustable for "thrust" which was
important because they went off with such a force that you could well
imagine them driving the inside of the shutter button deep into the camera!
I don't think we ever dared attaching one to a camera even a fraction of the
cost of an OM-3, but on quiet days we often wound them up just to watch 'em
jump.
Regards,
Keith Berry (Birmingham, England)
keith_r.k.berry@xxxxxxxxxx
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