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- From: sh09@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (STEVEN HIGGINS)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: FM & FE + MD11 or MD12
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.172254.60945@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 17:22:54 GMT
- Organization: Lehigh University
- Lines: 42
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- In article <7235@news.duke.edu>, yavor@acpub.duke.edu (Yavor B. Parashkevov) wri
- tes:
- >In article <7127@news.duke.edu> yavor@acpub.duke.edu (Yavor B.
- >Parashkevov)
- >writes:
- >>The manual for FM2 describes MD12 as the only drive to use. It also says
- >>that when attached and turned on, the MD12 will supply power to the
- >>meter in order to conserve the camera's battery.
- >
- >Crap, crap, crap! I take all that back. Sorry, I must have been
- >sleeping while writing this or maybe even worse. I apologize for the
- >misinformation. Guess I have been thinking about the F3 and the MD-4.
- >Still, I'd like to know how usable is the MD-11 with an FM2. Ah, could
- >anyone tell me how noisy/quiet it is and how much vibrations it
- >produces (the MD-11 or MD-12 that is). I own a generic brand which is
- >so noisy, animal photography is out of the question :-( It's OK for
- >shooting candids during a party or a rock concert, though ;^)
- >
- >Regards,
- >
- >
- >Yavor Parashkevov
- >
- I've got the original Modern Photography test on the FM2, it states that
- "Adding an MD-11 or MD-12 motor drive to the FM2 raises the db(A) level to
- only 70, putting it in the class with the quieter running motorized
- SLRs". However, it doesn't state anything else about the MD-11 in the
- entire article. Anybody have any firsthand experience with the duo??
-
- By the way, did we ever agree whether or not the MD-12 will drain an FE or
- FE2's battery if left on for extended periods?? Hate to dwell on this but
- I have a vested interest. If the MD-12 does it too there is no reason to
- sell my MD-11. Reply to my E-mail or post, I read this group regularly.
-
- Cheers,
-
-
-
- --
-
- ~Steve
- sh09@lehigh.edu
-