Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why wait for that to happen? To paraphrase the American comic Tim Allen, what the R8 motor-winder needs is *more power*. Could not some independent Leica technician re-gear and/or increase the motor torque in the current winder, even if perhaps it would require more frequent replacement of the power cells? Regards, Nigel On Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:25:46 +0200 Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net> writes: >Just a teasing thought: > >has it occurred to you that Leica might finally not bring out the >motor-drive (4 fps) for the R8? >The camera came to market in October 1996 and given the average >commercial lifespan of an SLR of about 4-5 years, we are now right in >the >middle of it. > >Add to that the fact that I was "assured" that there is not going to >be >that by now infamous R8 motor-drive in 1999 at all, and we might as >well >conclude that the follow-on model to the R8 will have the motor-drive >built-in. IMHO, that would make perfect sense and be fully in line >with >the awesome capabilities of the next-generation R camera. >I say no more... >;-) > >Pascal > >-------------------------------------------------------- >Check out: http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ >------------------------------------------------------- >Who else than Leica could make a camera like the R8 ? >With that unique design and above all: that ergonomics. >Nikon ? Canon ? Nobody but Leica ! >------------------------------------------------------- ><<< PGP public key available on request >>> > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]