Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R 8 Motor-Winder arrived and works excellent!!
From: Thomas Kachadurian <kach@freeway.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 20:56:29 -0500

Fred:

Getting that winder might be harder than hitting seven Lotto numbers (is
Lotto an exclusively American thing?). I think you are the winner of the
LUG who-gets-the-R8-winder-first competition. Johnny, What do we have for
our lucky winner. . . . 


At 09:17 PM 1/30/98 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi, LUGGERS,
>
>A few days ago I recieved my Motor-Winder R8, with fabrication # 528.
>In the Netherlands only 3 pieces where available. It works very well
>with my camera. Smoothly and almost (too) noiseless.It is sometimes very
>hard to hear the transportation of the film. For instancte when you are
>working in noisy surroundings.
>The  combination of camera and winder is well designed, and not so bulky
>like the Motor-Winder/-drive R4.
>I am looking forward to the Motor-Drive, which I also ordered. But I
>have to be patient, almost as usual with LEICA-stuff.
>
>
>