Re: [Leica] OT: Eclairs, was Tripod myth

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

Hey Malcom:

I thought I was the only other Lugger with an Eclair NPR besides Steve.
It's my employer's.  It was bought in 1975 to replace one that was
originally purchased around 1967.  That one replaced a Maurer 05.  Talk
about antiques!  I inherited the NPR in 1979.  Shot lots of film with that
baby.  Probably needs a CLA now.

We don't shoot much film these days, mostly video.  Our current
cinematographer (I'm management now) doesn't care for the NPR much.

As I told Steve, we used an O'Connor 100 tripod (an old heavy one; they're
lighter now) and I got many a bruised finger from that.  We switched to an
O'Connor 50 and liked that a whole lot better.  That one always seemed
pretty light for the NPR since that camera's top-heavy.  They both had
wooden legs.  We now use Schatlers with aluminun legs.  They seem to work
fine even with a high-speed Arri SR.  Of course for the price of one of
those you could buy an M6 with a Noctilux.

If we get anymore NPR users we better form our own group!

Mike D

- -----Original Message-----
From: Malcolm McCullough <blayne@mbox2.singnet.com.sg>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, January 09, 2000 9:57 AM
Subject: [Leica] OT: Eclairs, was Tripod myth


>Steve LeHuray wrote:
>
>>Yes, same thing with my Eclair NPR.
>
>Good grief! Does that still work? - which is what an airline stewardess
>said to me when she saw me getting on the plane with my NPR.
>How many other LUGgers have an NPR, ACL or CM3? Should we start an Eclair
>Faction? At least we could celebrate the 40th birthday of the NPR
>(Noiseless Portable Reflex - an extremely reliable 16 mm movie camera with
>rapid change magazines much used for documentary and news work).
>
>I admit that I use an aluminium tripod with mine - 150 mm Medium
>Ronford-Baker legs with an RB Fluid 4 head.
>
>Regards,
>Malcolm
>Singapore
>
>
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