Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hope Tom doesn't mind my wading in here but I believe this would be a very substantial mod. The original MP rapidwinder effectively wound the end of the takeup spool, the later (from M4-P?) winders drive an intermediate gear via a dog drive in the bottom of the shutter crate. These are some distance apart. Tom did make some M3 and M2 winders at one time. Frank On 13 Oct, 2006, at 03:07, G Hopkinson wrote: > Tom, that's a very interesting idea. You mean two squeezes on the > rapidwinder lever for each film advance? It might then be called a > notso.... Still if it were possible I'm sure Tom A has thought > about it at some point. Drop him a line on or off-list? > I have the DS M3 as well and am looking for a winder for the M7. > What is your experience with the DS advance? I was surprised to > find that mine requires a greater effort (pressure) to operate for > each stroke, than the single stroke on the M6 & M7. I imagined it > would have been lighter. The shutter release though, is unequalled > by anything else I have ever tried (that uses film, not > ammunition) ;-) > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Tom Schofield > Sent: Friday, 13 October 2006 11:28 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] More Rapidwinder questions > > Thanks for the responses -- I see that I should have given more > info. I have an M6 type Rapidwinder that I was thinking of selling, > but am now purchasing an M3 DS, and got to thinking I might want to > keep the Rapidwinder for it. So that raises two issues - 1) what are > the mods you mention -- the "quick-load" kit?, and 2) does the fact > that it is a double stroke body change things? > > Tom > > On Oct 12, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Didier Ludwig wrote: > >> If the M3 has been modified, yes. >> See http://www.rapidwinder.com/#rapidwinderpic >> Didier >> >> >> >> >>> Will a TA Rapidwinder work on an M3? >>> Tom Schofield >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information