Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Friday I received a M6 Blackpaint Millennium plus two lenses with the same serial number..It has the same rewind knob as my MP. I don't have to shoot professionally anymore and enjoy the retro feeling these cameras give me. jh > [Original Message] > From: Ken Wilcox <klw.51@comcast.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Cc: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> > Date: 9/21/2003 6:28:31 PM > Subject: [Leica] Re: Who does Leica Listen to? > > I find the knob on my MP to be superior to the crank on my M6. The > tiny crank knob tends to slip out my hand at least once during a > rewind. I then have to add several turns to take up the slack again. > The MP knob is nearly as fast and if I let go it doesn't allow the > film to spin slack. I also have no doubt that it is more sturdy than > the crank. My M6 crank was damaged, incapacitating the camera by a > drop of less than two feet onto carpet. > > Ken Wilcox > > At 9:59 AM -0600 9/21/03, John Collier wrote: > >Somebody was asking for a return to knob rewind??!! On this list??!! > >Lowering the top plate back down sure but KNOB REWIND!! > > > >John Collier > > > >On Sunday, September 21, 2003, at 09:28 AM, James Harrison wrote: > > > >> > >>Leica also listened when they designed the MP..jh > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > ____________________________________________________________________________ ______ > Ken Wilcox > Rescue a Greyound! Call 1.800.GO HOUND > klw.51 at comcast.net or > visit www.rescuegrayhounds.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html