Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob: I have a rapidwinder and use it. To answer your questions: I wind it with my baby finger and the one beside it. Verticals are wound the same way. Your right thumb rests on the camera back where it does between winding with the normal advance lever. I shot a National University Basketball Championships using an M6 and Rapid winder in addition to an R6 and motor. The rapid winder will advance at 3fps if you are coordinated. A picture taken with the M6, Rapidwinder and Noctilux are at the bottom of this linked page: http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/Noctilux.htm Regards, Robert At 10:58 AM 10/1/99 EDT, Ruralmopics@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 10/1/99 2:11:36 AM, corkflor@iol.ie writes: > >>Great news! Can I place an order now for my IIIf (and I don't mind acting >>as a guinea-pig)? After my experience with the M2 Rapidwinder, I'm hooked. >> > >I've read about the rapidwinder but I have three questions: > >Does having the finger of your focusing hand on the wind lever interfere with >focusing -- is it still easy to touch up the focus as your subject moves >around? > >Is it convenient to use when shooting verticals? > >What does your right thumb do now? > >Bob (likes the idea but can't quite get it) McEowen > >