Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Repost: Interval timer
From: Dennis Painter <dwp@deltanet.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 21:19:06 -0700

George Huczek wrote:
> 
> Reposting, hoping for a reply.  Seemms to have slipped by without comment,
> so I'm presuming that tells me something about the usefulness of this
> accessory...
> 
> I have an interval timer which came with my motor drive R.  So far it
> hasn't seen any use at all.  Other than using it as a fancy cable release,
> for single frame exposures, I haven't had any reason to use it.  Are there
> any practical applications?  The longest time interval that can be set on
> it (I think it's about 30 seconds between frames) is too short to be able
> to do any useful time-lapse photography.
> 
> -GH

A brochure I have for the R4 talks about the "Remote Control-R" and
claims itervals can be varied from about 1.5 seconds to 600 seconds.
Adding a "ST 16 large control unit" can produce intervals up to 45
hours.

If you want I can snail mail a photocopy

Dennis