Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A quick response to the question of Metz 40-2 capabilities with R8. Yes, this combo will work with full features including plus and minus override on flash. You must use the SCA 3051 module. I use this combo and it works well. You'll need to switch back to the SCA 351module to use with earlier ttl Leicas. NOW on to the R8. Bought the winder last friday and had many problems getting it to wind film. I was getting power to the camera but it would not wind. My assistant took the motor off the camera and cleaned the contacts thoroughly. We have had no re-occurence of the problem. The motor is very nice and very, very quiet. I don't really need a winder to shoot the executive portraits that we do-----but I sure love the power rewind!! We typically shoot between 10 and 25 rolls a day and not having to rewind manually is fabulous. I find the R8 to have the nicest viewfinder of all Leicas. But I'm not ready to give up on my M6's quite yet. Does anyone out there have opinions about Angenieux Zoom on R's??? Thinking of buying the 70-210 but would I be better off with the new 80-200 from Leica? Can we talk about this stuff instead of Tilly Hats and Nomex Underwear? Finally, why does the M5 seem to be universally disliked? Is it just the size or are there other problems???? Thanks, Kirk Tuck ktuckphoto@aol.com