Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A great deal, Marc. Though we disagree on almost everything, I have never suggested that you do not know a great deal about a great many things - most of which I know less than nothing about. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marc James Small Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 8:23 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: R9 scoop At 07:24 PM 8/21/02 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote: >Obviously no digital cameras with any kind of film advance Marc.;-) > >A ratched film advance, which the M has, does not force you to take the >advance lever all the way through it's swing in a single arc, but allows you >to, in effect, turn any camera in to an M3DS...there are many times when it >is helpful to be able to advance the film with a couple of half strokes, >rather than a full one... > Thank you, B.D., for the courteous answer. I had thought all Leica SLR's had such, but, then, my most recent such was an SL. But, as you often point out, what do I know? Marc msmall@infi.net FAX: +276/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html