Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gary- Thanks for the info!! Stasys On Dec 8, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Gary Pinkerton wrote: > Apologies for butting in.... > Stasys, I'm pretty sure it was Michael Bass. > He rebuilt 4 batteries for me, and let me, Gene and others test some of > his power sources for the DMR. > Nice guy too:) > If link does not work then just search for Michael Bass Designs > Gary > http://michaelbass.blogspot.com/2007/09/sync-cords.html#Leica_DMR_BatPack_Comp > >> From: stasys1 at cox.net >> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 07:28:38 -0800 >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days? >> >> Gene - Hope it's not too cold in Iowa- here is it about 50 F this >> morning. I turned in my DMR battery to Leica NJ and they sold me a >> rebuilt one for $150- and not their normal $190 price since I had the >> R9/DMR CLA'd. I have 2 R8's with motor drives and both batteries are >> shot. What is the name/email of the guy who redid a battery for you? >> Leica NJ wants $285 to have that battery refurbished in Germany. Best, >> Stasys >> On Dec 6, 2011, at 8:18 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: >> >>> I have one of the early to mid production R8's and never had any >>> problems with it and definitely no film scratching. I did have to have >>> it updated, firmware wise so it would work correctly with the DMR. >>> >>> Gene >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 10:06:24 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days? >>> >>> Just one of those weird Leica things. >>> >>> Turn it around, why is the R9 selling for so much more than the R8, it >>> is virtually the same camera. >>> >>> But, tangible reasons - the R9 has a lock button for the mode selector, >>> and a lot of the electronic bugs in early R8's, and film scratching, >>> were solved in the R9. So, the R9 is more reliable. >>> >>> Reliability is worth the extra bucks. >>> >>> Vick >>> >>> >>> On 12/5/2011 10:38 PM, James Laird wrote: >>>> Why is the R8 selling for so much less than the R9? Less than half the >>>> cost at KEH anyway. >>>> >>>> Jim >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information