Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Austin, it does take some getting used to. But geez If you are a left eye shooter, it will change your life. I was not keen on the round handle, now it feels natural. The M6 without the motor feels too skinny to grasp. I shoot with an M6, and the bump of the button almost feels like a notice, "I'm ready!" I have not noticed any problems with slow speeds, and I've been shooting a good deal of them with the pyrotechnic season in Natchitoches, Christmas fest, we had fireworks every weekend for a month, so I was shooting a lot at 1/15th, and slower. I never turned the motor off, and there is no problem on the negatives that I can see.. http://www.sonc.com/paw3/sparklers.htm It will take some time, but you *may* start cheering for this device. I've been thinking of another M, but it would have to have the motor. Sonny http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 6:03 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] M motor drive/winder/RabidWinder > Hi Jerry, > > I believe the M motor's operation has to do with the way it tells that the > shot has been fired. I THINK it keeps a little tension on the drive > mechanism, and when the shutter releases, the tension is then "decreased" > (probably entirely removed, save friction), and the motor senses that and > winds a prescribed "distance", which seems to be precisely 360... I wonder > if it has enough of a delay for the slow shutter speeds. I'll see what the > manual for it says. > > Regards, > > Austin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jerry > > Lehrer > > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 6:54 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] M motor drive/winder/RabidWinder > > > > > > Austin > > > > Yes, too bad it isn't like the Nikon motor drive which has a "S" or "C" > > selector button for single or continuous exposures. But my Nikon > > motor is a 25 year old design at least. The Nikon only winds when > > RELEASING the button when set for single exposures. > > > > I was once told of the difference 'tween a motor drive and a motor > > winder, but Leica seems to have blurred the difference. > > > > Jerry > > > > > > Austin Franklin wrote: > > > > > I received my M Motor today (and the SF-20 ;-)...it works, > > probably as it > > > should...but BLECK! It forces the shutter button back up and keeps on > > > firing if you keep pressure on it. Now I know what people were talking > > > about. If you are considering one of these, I suggest you > > check this out by > > > holding pressure on the shutter button while manually winding the > > > camera...it'll push the button back up during the winding. > > > > > > One of the things I do when taking a picture is slowly push the shutter > > > button down and then hold it down after taking the picture all > > in one smooth > > > action, decreasing camera jitter for low light situations. If > > I want to use > > > this "thing", it's going to take some technique adjustment! > > > > > > Austin > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > -- > 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