Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Boy, This sounds like a sort of commercial for mechanical cameras. I do my best to keep my kit simple, but even so I have to carry three kinds of batteries in my bag. However, I can manage without electricity using an M3 (or M6) w/the old GE meter that I usually carry. Somehow it's fun using a '50's meter with a '50's camera. Now, if I just had a nice '59 car to drive while using the M3. Joe Stephenson - -----Original Message----- [CUT] ><< >>R8 users out there who have winders & do not carry<< > >>the "body battery case", trust me you had better carry<< > >>it ........if the winder crashes<< > > Sound advice Ted! I read your caveat before & sure enough, > shooting a Civil War battle re-enactment, my winder crashed. > It took putting my "body battery case" back on to get the > rewind button back up & the camera running. > > I've got two R8 winders & every so often, the same one > will "flake" out in a similar fashion. A bit of a pain ;-)! > >> > > >Have unfortunately had similar problems. Seems like every time I turn around >the batteries in my R8 winder are dead. > >Howard Waxman