Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Spoke with Leica NJ -- it is my R8. It needs an upgraded brain to communicate with the DMR. Shooting too fast causes the body and back to jam up and lose communication. First impressions on the DMR: 1) Slow - IE, 2 FPS. But I am used to shooting with a motor drive and think nothing of blowing through a roll in several minutes. 2) Filling the buffer with 10 images and then having to wait for the back to write to the SD is immediately annoying. I am using 10mb/sec SD cards from Sandisk (the fastest you can go these days). Waiting for back to catch up to you will annoy many. 3) Very intuitive interface. 4) Few test shots I got to look at really DO look like film! Eric On 8/16/05, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > Sandisk Ultra II 2gb. Read/Write max is 10mb/sec (I think) > > Eric > > On 8/16/05, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote: > > eric > > > > the motor on the dmr is not the same as the r8 motor drive so the > > sounds is ok. > > what kind of sd card are u using? > > > > > > > > On 8/15/05, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > > > So.. the DMR arrived today.. > > > I think my R8 may be older than I thought. It doesn't seem to play > > > well with the DMR. > > > > > > Here is my "HELP!" post to the leica forum: > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > Just got my DMR today. It mated easily to my R8. > > > Seems to work ok until I try to take a series of shots. Suddenly after > > > 4 or 5 shots, the shuter will fire but the drive will not recock the > > > shutter. > > > > > > When this happens I can still push the shutter release and the digital > > > back 'thinks' it is taking pictures, but the shutter will not fire and > > > the results (of course) are blackness. > > > > > > Only way to get out this 'jam' is to disconnect the drive unit and > > > reconnect it. > > > > > > Plus, to my ear, the motor sounds wimpy compared to my motor drive -- > > > which stills works perfectly well when I switch back to film & drive. > > > > > > HELP! > > > > > > thanks, > > > Eric > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------- > > regards, mehrdad > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >