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Subject: [Leica] DMR and my R8 - not getting along at all.
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Tue Aug 16 11:23:39 2005
References: <82c9dd70508151958ef5142a@mail.gmail.com>

eric 
  
 the motor on the dmr is not the same as the r8 motor drive so the
sounds is ok.
what kind of sd card are u using?



On 8/15/05, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
> So.. the DMR arrived today..
> I think my R8 may be older than I thought. It doesn't seem to play
> well with the DMR.
> 
> Here is my "HELP!" post to the leica forum:
> 
> ----
> 
> Just got my DMR today. It mated easily to my R8.
> Seems to work ok until I try to take a series of shots. Suddenly after
> 4 or 5 shots, the shuter will fire but the drive will not recock the
> shutter.
> 
> When this happens I can still push the shutter release and the digital
> back 'thinks' it is taking pictures, but the shutter will not fire and
> the results (of course) are blackness.
> 
> Only way to get out this 'jam' is to disconnect the drive unit and
> reconnect it.
> 
> Plus, to my ear, the motor sounds wimpy compared to my motor drive --
> which stills works perfectly well when I switch back to film & drive.
> 
> HELP!
> 
> thanks,
> Eric
> 
> 
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  regards, mehrdad


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