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Subject: [Leica] R9 & DMR
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 17:36:45 -0700
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Gene, the quantum cable was my idea that i shared with Michael, and i think
it is the best solution! there is also an outfit on Florida that can make
all sorts of cable. they also sell batteries too

http://www.goestores.com/catalog.aspx?Merchant=timdodgesalesn&DeptID=245298

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 3:32 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:

> OK Tina, you are certainly welcome to spend time with my R8DMR.  You may
> want to see if Arne has any dead batteries and if so have him send them
> also.  You can get them rebuilt at several sources.  There is a guy in CT.
> that is working on a cable for the dmr to work with the Quantum batteries,
> he is also pretty close to a battery that would screw into the tripod mount
> which I have tried and it works pretty good.
>
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 8, 2010 12:55:56 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] R9 & DMR
>
> Thanks, Gene.  I may want to take a good look at yours at the seminar.
>  Mine
> is still in Norway and won't be here by the time I leave.  I think it's
> only
> coming with one battery, though.
>
> Tina
>
> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 1:19 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> > Tina,
> >
> > Congrats on the new R9/DMR.  As george said once you get used to the size
> > and weight, you will love it. It is actually shorter and about the same
> > weight as the Nikon D3S, not sure about the Canon 1D series, but suspect
> it
> > is similar to it also.  Batteries can be a problem, but there are several
> > workarounds being worked and actually available.  Hopefully you are
> getting
> > several with the purchase from Arne.
> >
> > I am bringing my R8DMR with me to the seminar next week, along with the
> M8.
> >
> > Gene
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net>
> > To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org>, leicareflex at freelists.org
> > Sent: Friday, October 8, 2010 9:58:01 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> > Subject: [Leica] R9 & DMR
> >
> > Well, I bit the bullet and purchased an R9 and DMR from a former LUG
> > member,
> > Arne Helme.
> >
> > Here it is:
> >
> >
> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/market/viewlisting.php?view=2335
> >
> > <
> >
> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/market/viewlisting.php?view=2335
> > >I'm
> > going to need lots of advice on how to use it and what to do about
> > batteries!!
> >
> > Tina
> > --
> > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > www.tinamanley.com
> >
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  regards, mehrdad


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