[LRflex] Re: Motor drive problem

Tim

I would apply the first thing I learned in flight school; " If everything else
fails, RTFM!!"

Jerry

Tim Bedsted wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have an issue with my newly acquired motor-drive.
>
> When I insert a new film and closes the backdoor, it will keep clicking and 
> winding film, but the film counter wil not increment past 00 and so in the 
> end the release button will stay limp. I didn't get the manual with my 
> motor-drive, so am I doing something wrong here? Everything else works 
> brilliantly.
>
> Regards,
> Tim
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Andy Wagner
>         Sent: Sat 25/02/2006 12:34 AM
>         To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>         Cc:
>         Subject: [LRflex] Re: DMR question .
>
>
>
>         Thanks for the suggestion Jerry I'll give it a try
>         Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  Andy,
>
>         I have seen digi output directed to a large LCD screen (not plasma), 
> but shadow detail suffered.
>
>         You can do that yourself. Take your digi-card or DVD to your local 
> Mega electronics store
>         and have it displayed on an LCD or Plasma screen. Let us know what 
> you think about it.
>
>         I think that computer monitors have a finer definition than TV Hi-Def 
> screens. IMBW.
>
>         Jerry
>
>         Andy Wagner wrote:
>
>         > OK guys let me throw another monkey wrench into the discussion 
> here. The computer and Tv are very quickly joining forces. What I'm curious 
> is instead of projecting from your computer to digital projector, what would 
> the results be if output were directed to a high def plasma screen TV?
>         > And I also have my worries about digital storage of my 
> pictures--anybody out there still using 5.5 floppies?
>         > David Young wrote:
>         > Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>         >
>         > >Bill,
>         > >
>         > >Wow! You spent over a kilobuck for slide processing, right? Can I 
> assume
>         > >that you do the same with slides as I do? Project them with a 
> Leica projector?
>         > >
>         > >Now if you go digital, WTF would you do to equal that? When using 
> digital,
>         > >you would have to make prints, right? I have seen the best digital 
> projectors,
>         > >
>         > >and their results would make me sick. There is nothing to equal a 
> good 35mm
>         > >slide, except a 6x6cm Hasselblad or Rolleiflex side.
>         > >
>         > >For prints, I am sure that digital will approach equality with 
> color negative
>         > >film.
>         > >
>         > >Jerry
>         > >
>         > >
>         > G'Mornin' Jerry!
>         >
>         > You are right... nothing equals a good slide, and digital projectors
>         > are, at this stage, lousy.
>         >
>         > However, digital shots, when displayed on a good monitor, have a
>         > luminosity which is very close to a slide. After all, the light is
>         > coming from behind the image, and shadow detail lost in prints is 
> quite
>         > visible on the screen. Of course, it's a rather small 'screen', as
>         > compared to a projector's' screen, but then, how many folks look at
>         > slides these days?
>         >
>         > I know that about 10 years ago, I moved to colour neg film, simply
>         > because nobody, not even my ex, wanted to look at my slides. Bring 
> out
>         > the projector and they run! Yet, put an album in front of them, and
>         > they'll happily browse through the photos - sometimes for hours!
>         >
>         > It's probably true, that digital might not equal a good slide... 
> though
>         > I believe that DM-R shots on a screen, can comes close. At print 
> sizes
>         > of 12"x18" or less, top line digital images can certainly equal the 
> best
>         > results from film when printed.
>         >
>         > As Tim Bedsted said:
>         >
>         > >To me the really tragic thing about digital is the digital P&S 
> cameras. I have yet to see pictures comparable to what one can obtain with 
> old P&S film based cameras, and lets face it the vast majority of human 
> content/historic pictures are taken with such instruments.
>         > >
>         > >
>         > This is sad, because most folks take photos to preserve the 
> memories of
>         > their kids and holidays. Not only is low priced digital not up to 
> the
>         > quality standards of P&S film based cameras, the images take more 
> effort
>         > to store. You need to write a CD-Rom and then re-copy it to fresh 
> media
>         > or new formats every 3 to 4 years. If you do, there is no reason 
> that
>         > digital images should not survive for a very long time. The sad 
> truth,
>         > however, is that people put their slides and negatives away and 
> never
>         > touch them for a decade or more. Then, they dig them out and have 
> some
>         > prints made. With black and white, that's fine if they're simply 
> kept
>         > dry. With colour negs/slides it *may* be fine, depending on the 
> storage
>         > methods and original film choice. But for digital, it's not so fine.
>         > Those photos are simply not going to be there for them. :-( Very 
> sad,
>         > indeed.
>         >
>         > Just some random thoughts from a randomly organized brain.
>         >
>         > Cheers!
>         >
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