Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrew: I've had a similar problem in that both of my R8s have recently crashed, (about 2 weeks apart) with locked up mirrors... which haven't released. It's interesting that you were also using the Motor Drive with yours. I sent one of them to New Jersey yesterday but didn't think to include the motor drive... I now wonder if our motor drives are culpable. Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Andrew Schroter wrote: > > At the Park Square Camera & Photo LUG Workshop last week, I gave my R8 with > Motor Drive to Ernst Hartmann from Leica as I have been having mirror lockup > problems when using the Motor Drive (it has been sent in once before for > repairs for the same problem and has started happening again.). It only > occurs when using the MD and after I haven't been shooting for a few > minutes. Eventually the mirror unlocks, but it's damn annoying. Can't get > any decisive moment shots that way. > > Anyway, I received a form letter today (Thursday) from Leica stating that > repair would be 2-3 weeks. Hopefully, I'll get the camera back before I > head south to Buenos Aires for a well deserved vacation. Hola! Tango, > Gauchos, and all that Jazz. > > I tried the R9 out while at the LUG workshop, it is a very nice piece of > equipment. I really like the fact that there is a lock for the operating > mode wheel. I've lost many shots where I inadvertently turned he wheel and > not noticed the mode had changed in the view finder. Just too focused on > focussing, I guess. > > Ted Grant, Tina Manley, and Sal Dimarco's sessions were both informative and > entertaining. I'll always remember, Light, Eyes, Action and Shoot from the > Shadow side! A useful mnemonic is "what ALES you" or, better yet, "That's > the LEASt that I can do". Also, "It's about the Light, Stupid!" > > For those LUG Nuts attending Photo East, look forward to seeing you there! > > AGS - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html