Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:56 AM 8/8/97 -0400, Richard Clompus wrote: >If I was going to get a motor for the R 6.2, would fellow LUGers recommend >the winder or the motor? Since I plan to use it for along time, the cost >difference between the two is not significant. I do not have to take lots >of action shots but do use the camera on a copy stand a lot for macro work. I use a Motor R4 on my R6.2 for macro work. I bought it second-hand; it had been advertised as a winder and turned out to be a motor. I occasionally leave it on the camera when I take non-macro photographs, because the handgrip feels good and it's nice not to have to wind on the next frame. I probably also leave it on because the Motor R4 has a design flaw that you would be well-advised to avoid: the handgrip interferes with the attachment of a strap to the body. You have to attach it to the motor handgrip. This means that attaching and removing the handgrip from the body takes a minute and a half or so and is generally a pain in the butt. I understand that the Motor R does not have this design flaw. I wouldn't care about this if I felt I needed the drive in normal shooting, but I don't -- I really prefer it only for macro, where winding a frame manually can move the camera around and mess up framing. Incidentally, I have never felt I needed 4fps. I'd happily trade my Motor R4 with its 4fps drive for a Winder R with its more-easily-removed handgrip.