Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]SP wrote: <snipped Germenglish> Summary: CH - Continuous High - 4.5 FPS CL - Continuous Low - 2 FPS S - Single - single wind 680 grams with battery pack article claims it is very quiet automatic bracketing support, selectable in half or full EVs quick charger for rechargeable batteries gives recharge in 1 hour; charger can be driven by various power sources, incl. car battery approx 1000 exposures before recharge needed price approx 1500 DM (quote.yahoo.com says this is interview seems to indicate one of the design goals was functioning in temperatures down to -20 (Celsius I would assume). I couldn't quite figure out what he was talking about with NiMH batteries. I hate to say it, but other camera companies do seem to have figured out how to make motor drives that work. Didn't the Canon T90 have 4.5FPS motor drive, like 10 years ago? And Olympus had 5FPS on the OM1n as well? The 3 year lag is a black mark on Leica. ./patrick