[Leica] R8 winder & batteries

[tedgrant@islandnet.com (Ted Grant)]

Greg Bicket wrote:

<<<<<And different size batteries drive the winder or the body alone without the
>winder.  The result is that sometimes when I am doing nature photography,
>I have had to carry the body part with its batteries if quiet is
>required.>>>>>

Hi Greg,

After one unfortunate incident some time ago having the winder stop, no
idea why it just wouldn't work and removed it, only then discovering I had
left the "camera body battery container in the office" making the camera
"dead in my hands!" I've never left home without it since. And also carr
spare winder and camera batteries at all times.

For those R8 users out there who have winders and do not carry the "body
battery case," trust me,  you had better carry it for no other reason than
if you want to shoot sometime without the winder or the winder crashes,
your R8 becomes as useless as an empty bucket with no bottom to it!

ted