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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