Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:28 AM 4/22/96 +0100, you wrote: >whizzed backwards and forwards to achieve near-instantaneous focus. The >movement is controlled by a uniformed operator, and the photographer >simply shouts "Backwards!" or "Forwards!" in a commanding voice, and the >operator, sitting on the rear of the motorised stage, concealed behind a >backcloth painted with suitable landscape scenery, pulls or pushes the >operating lever and the stage immediately shunts into focus- a quick >shout of "Stop!" will cause the operator to brake, arresting movement >and locking focus. Joe, It'll never work, what with minimum wage going up. Even Leica owners will have to train chimpanzees, since they don't need heath insurance and dental plans for the kids braces! <g> Eric Welch Grants Pass Daily Courier