Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Obviously no digital cameras with any kind of film advance Marc.;-) A ratched film advance, which the M has, does not force you to take the advance lever all the way through it's swing in a single arc, but allows you to, in effect, turn any camera in to an M3DS...there are many times when it is helpful to be able to advance the film with a couple of half strokes, rather than a full one... B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marc James Small Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 6:29 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: R9 scoop At 04:43 PM 8/21/02 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote: >No, George, for a number of reasons. One, I will not pay $.15 - let alone >$1900 - for a mechanical SLR that does not have a ratcheted film advance >lever, which I consider as much an essential feature of a high end SLR as >Jim Brick does a mirror lock. I consider a "mirror lock-up" an essential feature of a camera, which is kinda-sorta why I restrict most of my "SLR" ventures to a PLOOT or Viso I, both of which offer this feature. (See, BD, Ernst was thinking of you and Jim, all those years back!). But, pray, whatever is a "ratcheted film advance", and why should this be important? Are there digital cameras, your lust and love, with this feature? In any event, just what IS this? Marc msmall@infi.net FAX: +276/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html