Re: [Leica] TTAbrahams winder

[Thomas Kachadurian <kach@freeway.net>]

Bill:

I will take the opportunity of your question to give my report on Tom's
outstanding winder. 

I have had mine for about a month, and have not used my M6 without it since
the day I got it. forgetting the function of the winder, it improves the
feel of the M cameras. It adds little weight, but for that you get just a
bit more to hold on to, and, it turns out that for me, a bit more is just
right. I don't have big hands (never could get the feel of an F4s), but the
slightly larger M with the winder feels surer in my hands.

In only a month--maybe 25-30 rolls of film--it is already getting smoother
to the point that it now has that same liquid motion of the Leica shutter.
It doesn't say Leica on it, but it is a marriage to which even the high
priests in germany will offer their blessing.

But all that wouldn't matter if it wasn't simply the best way to advance
the film going. I prefer it to a motor. It's lighter and quieter, and when
you need to, you can wind it slowly and it's all but silent. I have always
used motor driven camera primarily because I am left eyed, but I am
learning from this tool that I am a manual advancer at heart. 

I picked up my winderless M4-P today and it felt funny; it looks like I'll
be needing another.

Lastly, Tom is a peach of a guy. I've had a few enjoyable telephone
conversations with him, learned from his advice on the LUG and look forward
to meeting him one of these days at a Leica gathering.

Tom


At 11:24 AM 12/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I am intrigued by the sounds of the TA winder and tried to private post to
>what I thought was the designers, manufacturers e-mail address. Didn't get
>through.  I'd like more info on the product (function, compatibility,
>availability, cost) to the list or personally (bfranson@greennet.net).
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill
>
>By the way, I'm a user so I wouldn't care if it said "PEZ" on it. Then
>again, PEZ might be cool.
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