Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen, Have you ever used the electrical winder? I had a Winder-M for a few years, but I never really liked it. I don't see many around either. Well, these are my own reasons for not using it: 1) The trigger button pumps up and down while you shoot series of pictures (It needs a gentle touch, and it felt awkward). 2) On my sample, the contacts in the battery chamber sometimes lost contact, and it was useless. 3) It is very bulky, and with lots of plastic materials. (I like metal better than plastics). I like Toms rapidwinder better for these reasons: - -It does not need batteries. - -It is compact (I pack my bodies on the side, because I like compact photo bags that don't bump into people). - -It is a better construction than the Leicavit. - -It is as strong and well built as the rest of the M-camera. - -I always liked the Leicavit I had earlier, it was an integrated part of the camera body. - -The price Tom is asking is very reasonable. Maybe there is a retro trend, but nevertheless, I have used M:s for more than 25 years (M2 with Leicavit for many years), and will go on doing that, the way I always have, trend or no trend. There are not many Leicavits around anymore, and I am glad to have found a similar winder for the M6. It allows me to use my left eye, and I get more frames to choose from on my contact prints when things are going fast. Tom's winder is like an integrated part of the body, not like an add-on thing like the M-winder. But these are only my personal preferences. Anybody who feels like the electrical M-winder would serve them better should try it out. The firm that supplies them to Leica is in business again. /Hans >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 > > > > >