Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard Stan is asking about the R8, which is a reflex camera with electronic shutter. It only needs a battery for the shutter since it has lever wind for the film. Frank On 9 Jan, 2010, at 18:03, Howard Ritter wrote: > Like any electronic camera, it needs power for cocking its shutter (no > lever!), operating its electronic sensor, running its electronic > processor, writing to its electronic memory card, etc. > > Even if it had a mechanically operated shutter default, and you didn't > care about the display, what part of the rest this do you envision > occurring without a battery? > > Are you sure you mean M8, and not M6 or M7? > > ?howard > > > On Jan 8, 2010, at 8:16 PM, Stan Gaz wrote: > >> Could you tell me if the Leica R8 can be used without a battery? Thanks, >> stan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information