RE: [Leica] Re: misloading with the rapidwinder

[Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com>]

It sounds like some are tilting at windmills here.  My initial question was 
simple, and some of the answers miss it completely.  The question was, has 
anyone else had a problem following the manufacturers recommendations that 
the basket was not necessary.

I believe most, if not all, understand what the basket does, that the 
camera doesn't know what base plate is on it (I would hope that even a 4th 
grader, and Al Gore, would understand that without too much effort), and 
completely agree that it certainly can't hurt to use it.  No one is arguing 
that point at all.  I believe to infer someone is 'foolish' for taking a 
manufacturers advice is just plain rude.

In my initial post, I said though I disagreed with the recommendation of 
the designer/manufacturer of the Rapidwinder, I followed his advice, and 
having had a problem with that, I plan on putting the basket on after the 
current roll is finished (if I can get it off the old base plate that 
is...).

I think another question is, why does the designer/manufacturer of the 
Rapidwinder suggest the basket isn't necessary?  I will email my concerns 
to him, since he is really the only one who can answer that without 
needless speculation.

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