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Jeff, this is what I longed wished for and like the Epson Rd-1, I even though a viable solution would be a simple film advance lever that re-cocked the shutter. Since most Leica M9 and M8 shooters generally don't use continuous mode and also needed a place to rest their thumb...I was surprised they didn't introduce the film advance lever solution in one of their previous updates or introductions....at least until a solution like what's incorporated in the new < body was available.The shutter sound itself was never the issue for me; rather it's the obnoxious motor re-cock noise. On my wish list for what turned out to be the M was a way to eliminate or muffle that sound (or even offer a manual re-cock if that were possible). I'm pleased Leica addressed this issue with the M by shortening and muffling the sound. I haven't held the camera, but some videos I've seen comparing it to the M9 (one by Thorsten Overgaard) makes the difference clear.
Before I bought my M8.2, I tested 2 cameras in a local Leica shop against 2 M9s. The Leica rep released the shutters while several of us in the crowd closed our eyes. Not anything scientific, but everyone thought he M8.2 was marginally quieter each time. I still hated the sound compared to my film Ms, and hoped the discreet setting would compensate. But I never liked discreet mode, since it only delayed the inevitable.
Kudos to Leica for finally addressing the real issue, restoring a more film-like experience.
Jeff
Dave, can you imagine how complicated and expensive the electro-mechanical assembly would have been for a manual re-cock of the electronic M9 shutter, compared to a simple electric motor? Leica have demonstrated by removing the frame preview lever on the M-E that gears and levers are costly to produce and assemble, and that electronics are the only way.I even though a viable solution would be a simple film advance lever that re-cocked the shutter....I was surprised they didn't introduce the film advance lever solution in one of their previous updates or introductions....
Dave (D&A)