[Leica] It's a bird, it's a plane...no it's SuperRapidWinder!!

[John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>]

SuperRapidWinder has almost finished righting wrongs and stopping evil in
its tracks (three frames/sec if your very coordinated) up here in Canada. It
is just right now bringing light to a dark, dark land (Yukon).

To cut a long bit of silliness short, it is going to head south for the rest
of the winter (along with the rest of Canada). However, the plaintive cries
of those wanting to try before they buy have reached us here in the land
where the beer packs punch and RapidWinders are born under the dim northern
sun. Sooo, here is a message from the past if anyone else would care to put
their name on the list:

> From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
> Subject: [Leica] A Modest Proposal
> 
> I have just taken delivery of a brand new Rapidwinder from Tom A. and all I
> can say is that it is simply marvellous. I never could see the use for one
> until I tried it and now I will never use an M without one!
> 
> I bought an old brass bodied one from a Leica-User who had switched to the
> M-Motor ­ blasphemy :-) ­ and now I have two rapidwinders and only one body.
> The early brass bodied Rapidwinders are heavier, have a slightly sloppier
> fit to the camera, have a shorter and sharper lever, and, only one tong on
> the coupler. It works perfectly and would give one a good idea what it is
> like to use a trigger winder on a M camera. It has occurred to me that
> others too may be interested in trying before buying and this leads me to:
> 
> A Modest Proposal
> 
> I will send my old Rapidwinder to any Leica-User for a one week trial. At
> the end of the trial, your only obligation is to send it on (insured) to the
> next chap(ette) in the line. If you want to buy one, you have to contact Tom
> A. ( http://www.rapidwinder.com/ ) as I eventually will want it back for my
> next body (please do not mention this part to my long suffering spousal
> unit). I would like to start in Canada first and then, after having it
> shipped back to me, we can try getting it across the border. My apologises
> to other Leica-Users but I will only ship it to Canada or the US for customs
> reasons.
> 
> Remember only M4-2 and up cameras will work unless you have one that was
> converted to use the M-Winder.
> 
> If you are interested in trying a Rapidwinder for one week with the proviso
> that you ship it insured to the next person on the list or back to me, then
> drop me a line.
> 
> John Collier
> 
> jbcollier@powersurfr.com
> 
> Tom A. is not giving me any discounts for this....sigh.
> 

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