Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante, I see what you mean, having revisited the brochure. Having no sprockets to drive the film, the motorised collecting spool needs to be told when to stop rotating. I suppose it's a moot point whether the optical/electronic route for the Konica will be of greater longevity than the mechanical route perpetuated by Leica. From the last 30 years of camera electronics one might be tempted to argue in favour of the tried and trusted formula, though where would we be without innovation? Jem - -----Original Message----- From: Dante A Stella [SMTP:dante@umich.edu] It has a tiny sensor that counts the number of sprocket holes going by (instead of that double-toothed spool found in most cameras), so as the takeup spool gets more full, it doesn't have an effect on spacing. I don't know how constant the spacing is with superwideangles - but the film rails do look relatively low, so I imagine it would be ok. Dante Jem Kime wrote: > Dante, > Can you illuminate me on this point please? Do you mean the Konica advances > the film precisely so as to present a constant width between each negative > irrespective of focal length used or other factors? > Jem > -----Original Message----- > From: Dante A Stella [SMTP:dante@umich.edu] > > ...the Hexar RF does its frame spacing optically - so there are far fewer > parts to replace. > > Dante Stella > http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dante - -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dante Stella http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dante