[LRflex] Re: Off and Running
- From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 17:50:31 -0400 (EDT)
Alan, along with the charger there should be a 12-volt charger cable for th=
e car.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
-----Original Message-----
>From: Alan Siegle <alansiegle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Apr 4, 2006 5:35 PM
>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [LRflex] Off and Running
>
>I just received my R9 and DM-R last night; UPS overnight service left it o=
n my porch.
> =20
> I opened the shipping box and found two plain brown wrapper boxes. I ope=
ned them to find two shining Leica boxes. Leica thinks enough of its packag=
ing to protect the Leica boxes with an outer skin. The equipment is package=
d with a lot of padding and protection. None of my other cameras or compute=
r equipment was packaged with so much care or pride.
> =20
> So last night I charged the battery, I only have one, my second battery =
is on backorder, Leica says it will be two weeks before they get more. It t=
ook two hours for the new battery to charge. During that time I read part o=
f the manuals, as I'm new to Leica camera bodies etc. My first step was to =
replace the focusing screen in the R9 with the one provided with the DM-R. =
The new focusing screen has a boarder to show the new smaller image area. W=
ith that completed, next task was to remove the battery cover and the film =
back on the R9. I attached the digital back then the power unit, and when t=
he battery is fully charged I can take my first picture.
> =20
> The sun was setting when the battery finished charging, so I attached a =
28mm lens and took pictures until I filled the 512 MB SD card. These pictur=
es were only to see if everything is working, not to compete with Doug's im=
ages. This weekend I was supposed to go to the Skagit Valley in Washington =
(from the Bay Area in California) for the Tulip Festival, but due to all th=
e rain here and there I'm heading for another valley, Death Valley.
> =20
> Since I only have one battery, I may be using my Canon 1D Mark II (with =
my Leica lenses) more than I wanted too. As I mentioned in a previous email=
, I didn't buy the DM-R earlier because of my concern for the short battery=
life. I also mentioned the Digital Camera Battery that several of my frien=
ds use with Canon cameras, flashes, and laptops etc. Now that I have the DM=
-R, I see it is very easy for them to make the cable for the DM-R, as there=
is an 8-pin socket on the side of the unit so it can be powered by using a=
ccessory # 14 452. This allows the camera to be used in a studio for many h=
ours, the 14 452 uses 120 volts then converts the AC to DC to power the DM-=
R.
> =20
> The weather in Death Valley should be cloudy with temperatures in the 80=
=92s F. I=92ll post some pictures when I return.
> =20
>Alan
>alansiegle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>View my photographs by visiting my Homepage at- http://homepage.mac.com/al=
ansiegle
>
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