Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All but Wetzlar and Safari R3´s could be factory modified to take the winder. Factory would not modify those two because of aesthetic reasons: no Wetzlar MOT baseplate (conversions would have Portugal baseplates) and no green motor. All the best! Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 12. helmikuuta 2000 16:48 Aihe: [Leica] Re: "Add-a-Cam"? How much?/ and beginner 'R' body recomendation? >Jim: > >Take another look at your cameras. If they are R3 and not R3MOT and take a >winder I think they must be quite rare. I've never seen an R3 that will >accept a winder. > >Ken Wilcox > >At 4:46 -0800 2/11/0, a fine scholar, Jim Brick wrote: > >> >>All R3's (that I know of) can take an R3 winder. I had two R3's and >>winders. No problems. Worked flawlessly. I believe (from experience and >>talking to Leica) the least expensive and best R camera is the R4sP, >>although the R5 and RE are just as good but probably more expensive. If you >>want Mirror Lock Up, you'll need an R6, R6.2, or R7. All of the winders and >>motors have an exposure button that works for vertical holding. It is also >>the multiple sequence button so for a single frame, you must release it. >>It's pretty easy. The same winders and motors work on all R4's through R7's >> >>Jim > >---- >Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits > preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> > <kwilcox@gfn.org> > >