A Weight Reduction Plan....
- From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:01:37 -0700
Last August, the Brits foiled a plot to put explosives on some 14
planes. This resulted in an immediate and total ban on cabin luggage
for a few weeks.
They relaxed the rules, ever so slightly, just 72 hours prior to our
departing for Wetzlar/Solms, via London. The "new" cabin baggage
limits were very small, and it was a real challenge to get the
R8+DMR, a 21/4, 50/2 and 80~200/4 Vario into an 11x14x6" (28x35x15cm)
case. After all, I also needed the DMR's charger, an Image bank with
it's charger and assorted cards,filters and other accessories! It
was done, but packed for space, certainly not convenience.
I resolved to make what I could, lighter and more compact. The first
target was the DMR's charger, which is oversized for the purpose.
I have successfully put it on a diet... the revised charger employs
the same circuitry as the original, repackaged in a box that is 55%
smaller, 28% lighter and considerably more convenient.
Photos of my newly trimmed down DMR charger are at:
http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/charger.htm
I apologize for the artifacts in some of the shots... they were
downsized using a quick and dirty program which works very will for
small size changes, but not for large ones.
Cheers!
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David Young,
Logan Lake, CANADA
Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/
Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt
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