Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Leica Motor-M or Rapidwinder
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 09:50:14 -0500

"B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:

>the Rapidwinder is no noisier than the normal
>shutter advance

Er, no.

The Rapidwinder is louder during advance because it has
to advance the film by rotating the motor-coupling shaft
at the bottom of the camera.  More gears turning, more
tourque, louder sound.  (Measure it!)

The quietest way to advance a leica is to take your time
and slowly wind the standard wind-on film advance.
Andrew Nemeth

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I would contend, Andrew, that if you have to "measure it" to tell the
difference then there is no difference in the real world.

And you can use the rapid wind as a slow wind and be hard pressed to hear
it - although very slowly advancing the standard lever may be a mite
quieter.

B. D.

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