Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry Martin, I do not have that problem with the new motor. I found a torque problem with the old winder M. I LOVE this one though Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Howard" <mvhoward@mac.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] motordrive moron > > Unfortunately, the Leica motor for M cameras has a terrible, massive > design flaw: It bangs the shutter release into your finger for each > frame it shoots, jostling the whole camera/lens around in your hand. > Ok, so someone said that it's a result of the M having a mechanical > shutter release (or something like that) but don't the Nikon F and F2 > have mechanical shutter releases too? I can't remember the motors for > *those* cameras banging the crap out of your shutter finger... > > Leica get a number of things just right. And then they get some things > just clearly plain wrong. But expect us to be too enthrawled by the > red dot to notice. Or something. > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard > mvhoward@mac.com > > -- > 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