Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, Well. Ted says it as well as I can say it. To use the Rapidwinder I curl my left middle fingers around the advance lever. This gives good leverage as well as creating a "cradle" in which the camera rests. Once you got the hang of it you can shoot 2-3 frames a second without dropping the camera from your eye. I have great difficulty describing how the Rapidwinder works, it is second nature to me as I used the old M2 and MP with the Leicavit before I started making my own. The few times I have used M's without the Rapidwinder on it, my left hand flails uselessly under the camera while I am wondering why the film is not advancing and the shutter is cocking. I have to admit that the winders are a bit habit forming and once you get used to them they are difficult to be without, this is not a sales argument, just a statement from user point of view. Tom A