Re: More enablement

[Peter J. Alling]

Scott Loveless wrote:
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:03:01 -0500, frank theriault
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

You may want to look for a Winder MX on eBay.  I have one, and it
makes a great grip (I almost never use the motor drive, although it
~does~ sound wicked <g>).  One sometimes sees them on eBay "not in
working order" for real cheap - well worth the $10 or $20 to use it as
a grip, especially for heavy or long lenses.
Now you need a pancake...
   

I know.  I like the idea of the motor drive.  (~5 fps)  But it's got
to add a lot of weight.  The winder is probably better for me, but
it's just not quite as cool.  Damn you and your enablement.  I'm off
to ebay.
 

Most of the weight in the winder or the motor drive are in the 
batteries, the rechargeable pack of the LX weighs less than 4 AA 
batteries IIRC, and it's
interchangeable with the MX battery pack. You also have the advantage of 
the grip but you can leave the battery pack off entirely for a nice compact
package.  (Yes I know I'm evil, but hell it pays the bills).

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