Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't mean to keep sounding as if I am extolling the virtues of the Nikon FM2n, for in fact I don't own one nor am I enamoured of it, however in due fairness, the fitting of the motor drive MD-12 to the FM2n allows activation of the meter and shutter with the wind lever in the "in" ( locked) position; the locking then is performed via the electrical on/off switch on the MD-12. Regards, Nigel On Mon, 05 Oct 1998 10:00:30 -0700 jimbrick@photoaccess.com (Jim Brick) writes: >Those of us that use Tom's winder, never pull the wind lever out for >anything other than loading film. There are lots of cameras out there >that >switch-on the camera with the wind lever. But thankfully, not on my M6 >or R >cameras. My R cameras all have winders permanently attached. > >Jim > >At 10:38 AM 10/5/98 -0400, you wrote: >> >> Interesting to note, after all the >jury-rigging >>we've done to circumvent this problem, I picked up a friend's Nikon >FM2n >>this morning, and with the wind lever pressed in to the body, the >shutter >>button/meter switch is securely locked; pop the winder out to the >ready >>position and it unlocks. No electronics in that camera except the >meter, >>either and it's only bigger than the Leica in the lensmount/prism >area. >>I doubt if the mechanics of such a locking mechanism would be all >that >>difficult for Leica to have engineered. Perhaps that will be part of >the >>M6TTLSL (for Shutter Lock) which they are secretly planning to >introduce >>at PMA and discontinue the M6TTL : ) >> >>Nigel > > >Jim Brick >(650) 470-1132 > >http://www.photoaccess.com > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]