Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My wife has an RE and uses a Metz 40 MZ2. The battery problem was solved very nicely with the Metz handle. It is a bracket that "converts" the flash head to handle mount. The handle holds four C batteries. The flash on the bracket is easy to handle and provides enough power for a lot of shooting. kw >As a matter of fact, it is a battery hog now that I think of it, but then >it's more powerful than most of the competition. > >On the other hand, the R8 is purely battery friendly! I've had the same set >of batteries now since April in the R8 with winder, and I rewind almost all >of my film by the winder, and I have yet to replace them. > >That's got to be several hundred rolls of film so far... >-- > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >She's always late. Her ancestors arrived on the June Flower. - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits LHSA, MEA, LAW preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> <kwilcox@gfn.org>