Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:58 AM 6/18/00 -0400, Ken Wilcox wrote: >I find the Rapidwinder works better for me with the basket mounted than >without. > >Ken Wilcox There is a purpose for the film basket. The film does not know whether you have a Rapidwinder or an ordinary base plate mounted. Therefore, it only make sense to put the basket on whatever base plate you are using. Rapidwinder or Leica. The reason it is there is to insure that the film is pushed up over the sprocket. If you are in a habit of pushing the film up over the sprocket with your fingers before putting on the base plate, then the basket serves no purpose. But I don't trust my getting the film all the way up every time, especially in the dark. So I too use the basket on my Rapidwinders. Jim