Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 winder woes.
From: Bernard <5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 20:05:36 +0400

Eric Welch wrote:

> At 10:04 AM 9/6/99 +0400, you wrote:
> >I've had my R8-winder combo stop winding mid-roll. And that has
> happened
> >several times (I shoot very much, so I can't say it happens often,
> >relatively). It's very very annoying. Someone once asked on the group
>
> Do you have the battery pack for it? Solved that problem for me. I
> discharge/recharge it once a month. And it works flawlessly. Worth the
> money.

Do you mean the extra slice to be hung below the winder? No, I didn't
get that, because the camera is heavy enough as it is. Some like their
cameras as heavy as they can get them for stability, but I'm quite
pleased with the weight and size as it is; it's just right. Besides, it
seems a little strange that one would need some additional battery pack
to make the winder work according to specifications.

Bernard.