Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R4 question.
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 12:24:11 -0500
 
I got a sneakin' suspicion, as they say around here, that the R8
Motor/Winder will have some surprises. Intervalometer? Auto rewind? WHo
knows? The Elves of Solms may have a couple of tricks up their well tailored
sleeves.
Dan
- -----Original Message-----
From: ted grant <75501.3002@compuserve.com>
To: INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Wednesday, December 24, 1997 1:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] R4 question.

>Jim Brick wrote:
>
><<<I have used the same motors on my R4's, R6, and R7's. One size fits all.
>But they won't fit the R8. Sorry, couldn't resist.>>>>>>
>
>Jim. Good one! :)
>
>What that comment leaves me with is? How much extra engineering must it
>take to adapt a perfectly great motor of the above cameras to fit into a
>new shape?
>
>Surely one doesn't have to be a "Rocket Scientist" to make a few "shape
>changes!"  But then, they don't have Werner von Braun on their team! :)
>
>ted