Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I ran into the Leica rep at Glazers yesterday, and the (current, anyway) word is that we will see the R8 motor in the 3rd quarter of this year. If Leica are keeping this off the market in order to get it right (6 fps) the first time, I admire them for having the guts to delay it's introduction till then. However, I can't help but wonder why this seemingly simple peice of technology has proven so problematic for a company as accomplished as Leica. - --Jim Laurel - -----Original Message----- From: Robert Stevens [mailto:robsteve@istar.ca] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 7:18 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Motor Drive for R8, latest news I just heard that the R8 Motor Drive will be delayed probably until almost the end of the year. This came from a Canadian source. The good news is the drive will do six frames per second, not the four fps as initially anounced. The delay is because of the redesign of the power pack and drive to allow the higher framing rate. Maybe the management at Leica are finally doing a good job. It would be nice to think that the new management would not allow a 4 fps motor for their flagship R8 and told the engineering types to redesign it and make sure it worked right. Regards, Robert