Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 25 Jun 1998, Frank Dernie wrote: > >I have only found motor drives to be a noisy heavy waste of money. Under= no >circumstances during the 37 years I have been taking photographs have I >felt I needed one, and on the occasions when I used one I resented carrying >the extra weight. Am I the only person who feels this way?! > >Cheers to all >Frank Frank, Most of the time I'll agree with you. The design of the Leicaflex SL allows me to keep my left eye at the viewfinder while making a rapid sequence of photographs, and I've never felt a need for a remotely-operat= ed camera. The smaller R-bodies (R4 through R7) are small enough that I can= 't use them comfortably with the 400 Telyt without at least a winder. The R4sP with winder actually weighs more than the SL. I'm finding that for the photographs I like to make the winder is not nessesary and at times i= s more burden than helpful. - -Doug