Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/25

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Couple R8 questions
From: Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 14:05:42 -0400

Gary:

I bought, and constantly use, the motor drive for two reasons, I wanted
auto bracketing for chromes and secondarily because several LUGers
warned me away from the motor winder for reliability reasons.

My first motor drive was a refurbished unit that wasn't, the current
drive was brand new and has worked with no problems.

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



Gary Todoroff said:

Ted - since you're commenting on the R8, any pearls of wisdom from you
on
the motor drive vs. the winder? I'm especially interested in the auto
bracketing capability of the motor, mostly for aerial photography. Have
you
used that feature much? I have an SL and SL2 with lenses: 35/2.8, 50/2
90/2.8 180/3.4 (!!) and 280/4.8, and am really looking forward to the
just-purchased R8.

If someone already covered the motor in the archives, well, hey, this is
just a friendly hello, and I'll go to the archives if I can find my
bookmark
to them.

BTW - a couple of fun shoots recently - was on Humboldt Bay in a chase
boat
last week-end to photograph a rowing crew regatta. In fact, fumbling
with
exposures on the SL was what finally convinced me to go with the R8.
Also
just completed four flights for the Army Corp of Engineers for aerial
photos
of Stone Lagoon spit dynamics after it breached to the ocean last month.
Let's see, that sea and air - for land, I did two scouting trips with
the M6
to find a redwood grove to shoot frolicking Humboldt State students for
an
admissions brochure. Well, probably just a notch under "frolicking',
since
it's mostly their parents who will read the brochure and pay the tab!

Regards,
Gary Todoroff
Tree LUGger
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Best Regards,

Jim Hemenway

Photo site:
http://www.hemenway.com
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