Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier wrote: > Unlike all the other rewind cranks, it has a substantial top to it. This > would be enough to compensate for the open side. It does not have to be > very rigid. I never used the setscrew on my Wasserman rewind crank. I > just held it on with a bit of silicone. > > John Collier My understanding is that the gearing on the MP rewind is different from the gearing on the M2/M3. The explanation I heard was that this is to make rewinding faster on the new camera. If so, I would assume that this means a higher gear ratio and therefore somewhat greater resistance when rewinding. Maybe this is why Leica felt the need to offer the accessory crank? I guess time will tell... Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html