Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 Motor Drive
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 23:06:09 -0600
References: <3CEC3454.9050600@shaw.ca> <3CEC6808.6FFE6FF7@earthlink.net>

Hi Slobodan,

Yes, I'm happy enough to keep buying!

Good prices, incredible service and the packages arrive better wrapped 
than King Tut!

Regards,

Greg

S Dimitrov wrote:

>Greg;
>Another Dr. Yao happy customer!
>I got my stuffed pig from him also.
>In my case I went with the winder. For me, It's a much better balance
>between the two components. It's slow on single exposures, and picks up
>the pace on 2 frames a sec. From what I could surmise by spending a
>couple of days with the camera and winder, is that the slow speed keeps
>vibration to a minimum. 
>Between my Rollei and Canon, I've never used the high speed drive
>functions. Doing mostly portraits, I tend to be slow and deliberate
>using the wind as an assist so as not to be distracted from the subject.
>Yesterday, I spent 20 minutes on 24 exposures on 120, and that was
>forcing myself to slowdown. All of it on single frame advance. Next time
>I'll try the leica on a similar shoot.
>Slobodan Dimitrov
>
>
>"Greg J. Lorenzo" wrote:
>
>>I took Ted Grant's advice (thanks Ted) and purchased the motor drive for
>>the R8.
>>
>>I've standardized by using the M's and Bessa R2 mostly for wide angle to
>>90 mm type photos and with the R7 and R8 for longer lenses and studio
>>shooting.
>>
>>Said unit arrived in the mail today from Dr. Yao.
>>
>>I have not had the opportunity to try it out yet as the battery pack is
>>still charging and we've had a foot of snow here since midnight, but the
>>fit and finish and overall design appear to be first rate.
>>
>>I'll post an update after I've shot a few rolls.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Greg
>>
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In reply to: Message from "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> ([Leica] R8 Motor Drive)
Message from S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] R8 Motor Drive)