Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:45 23/01/98 -0800, you wrote: >I have not used Abrahamsson's Rapidwinder, but I have used the Leicavit >and various Canon Rangefinders with the rapidwinder built into the >body. >I am at a loss to understand any advantage of the Rapidwinder over the >current M6 motor. >What am I missing here? >Thanks, >Stephen Gandy I have both, and I prefer the Rapidwinder because it never needs batteries, it is virtually silent (the winder M makes quite a lot of noise so I wouldn't use it in public), and it is relatively small (the size of the winder M means I couldn't get the camera in my pocket at all any more). I would now only use the winder M (or in my case winder M4-2) if I was using the camera on a tripod a lot and still wanted autowinding- such as when using a long cable release, and not being concerned about the noise. Which hasn't happened yet, but it might. Joe Berenbaum