Bart,
Thank you for sharing your insight! I don't know why, but the thought of
using the M.15v pack off camera with a relay cord never occured to me, even
though I had consided it for the M.18v grip. Do I understand correctly, the
rewind feature of the MD2 isn't compatible with the OM-2S? What about the
advance to first frame on an OM-1 or OM-2S?
Thanks again,
Darin
From: "Bart Wientjes" <bartjew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Darin,
>
> Before I got to using MD's I was a bit worried about the weight as well,
> but
> it turned out to be not that big a deal for two reasons:
>
> Firstly, the 15V NiCd packs were dying and needed to be recelled. My
> experience, recently sustained by posts to the list, was that the
> 'original'
> cells are impossible to find; thus I replaced them with cells taken from
> 9V
> NiMH battery blocks (like the ones used in 70's transistor radios). This
> significantly lowers the weight of the pack. Sure, they have a lower
> capacity, but I have never shot more than 3 rolls in a day so that's no
> issue for me.
>
> Secondly, you can carry the power source (NiCd pack or battery pack) on
> your
> body and connect it to the camera using a M control cord. That leaves you
> with a very handy lightweight configuration.
>
> Personally, I am a big fan of the MD1. It is SO much nicer than a winder.
> When it comes to action itgives a sweet whirr instead of the nagging
> rattling of the winder. Allthough the MD2 has a grip that fits my hand
> better, it simply is too bulky and heavy for my taste.
>
> As usual, YMMV.
>
> Cheers,
> Bart
>
>
> On 8/11/06, Darin <d.rhein@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Piers,
>>
>> Now why didn't I think of that? However, I'm not to crazy about the
>> weight,
>> even the MD1 with the M15v NiCad weighs twice as much as a winder.
>>
>> How much for the MD1, M15v NiCad+charger, and the M18v grip? Plus
>> shipping?
>>
>> Darin
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 2:40 AM
>> Subject: [OM] Re: Winder questions
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Have you thought of picking up a Motor Drive instead of the Winder?
>> >
>> > I have "excess inventory" MD1, MD2, M15v NiCad+charger, M18v grip
>> looking
>> > for homes - all at reasonable prices, say USD100 for an MD1 and USD150
>> for
>> > MD2!
>> >
>> > I also have a cosmetically perfect Winder 2 available to list-posters
>> for
>> > the shipping cost only - yes, the Winder 2 is FREE. Of course, it
>> doesn't
>> > work, but it might be a simple fix.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Piers
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf
>> > Of Darin
>> > Sent: 10 August 2006 09:52
>> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [OM] Re: Winder questions
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --snip
>> >
>> > I'm not sure if it's voltage related, but I've had problems with using
>> > either Winder on my OM-2S. The camera is pretty stiff to wind, at least
>> > compared to my OM-1. For about the first half of the roll it works
>> > fine,
>> > but
>> > starting around frame 14 the winder doesn't have enough power to fully
>> > advance the film. This results in having to finish advancing the film
>> > manually, at which point I usually stop using the winder. This seems to
>> be
>> > worse with the Winder 2, as it had this problem no matter the age of
>> > the
>> > batteries. However, the Winder 1 worked pretty well when the batteries
>> > were
>> > fresh, but the problem has slowly returned as the batteries wear down.
>> I'm
>> > thinking of picking up an M.6V Power Pack 2 to see if that makes any
>> > difference.
>> >
>> > --snip
>> >
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