Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wilber Jeffcoat wrote: >>Ted Hi! How was the Leica School in Maine this past weekend? Sorry I missed it, had a commitment, work before play.<<<<< Hi Wilber, Too bad, as it was a good one with quite a number of new LUGNUTS attending, I think more than usual so it was an opportunity to put faces to names on the screen. Great weather and good food, how could you go wrong when you throw in a ton of playtime Leica gear for the asking. Hopefully you'll make it next year on the Cape in October. ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - ----- Original Message ----- From: "As for the writing, I'll wager I've published quite a bit > more than you. " <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 Motor/Battery > Ted Hi! How was the Leica School in Maine this past weekend? > Sorry I missed it, has a commitment, work before play. > Cheers Wilber > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 10:54 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 Motor/Battery > > > > Peter McFadden wrote: > > >> This battery situation is ridiculous. The meter and > > > display should use almost no power and should be able > > > to be left switched on for months, particularly if > > > stored in a bag or in a dark cupboard. Re-chargeables > > > seem cost effective but are amazingly unreliable they > > > seem to discharge over quite a short time even when > > > not in a device. Yet sometimes they seem to last for > > > ages!.. You may guess I'm frustrated by this subject. > > > What is going on? Real tips appreciated.<<<<< > > > > G'day Peter, > > > > I suppose there isn't any simple answer to your question other than, > simply > > turn it off, no matter what you may think about how much drain occurs or > > not. I suppose if you were involved in the designing of the gear then your > > opinion would certainly count. > > > > However, like many of us Leica users, rarely are we consulted by the elves > > of Solms on "what happens in the real world" of hard use and knocking > about > > when designing power packs, lenshoods or whatever. > > > > The power packs in my R8s seem to last forever and I work them hard like a > > good woman, but when not in use they are turned off. When you're ready to > > go, press the button and they're ready for action. Both! ;-) > > ted > > > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html