Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:20 PM 5/2/2002 -0400, Gunnar wrote: >But when talking to a camera sales person recently I was told that it is >rather noisy with it's ratchet mechanism. Is this true or was he just >trying to sell me a M winder? > >I wish I could rent one just to try it out for myself. Opinions are nice >but no substitute for actually using the thing for a weekend. > >Thanks in advance, >Gunnar Bunk! The RapidWinder is dead silent, smooth as glass, and once you use one you'll wonder how you ever took photographs without one. The RapidWinder is killer! I have two. My two M6's have never been used with the factory base plate. I unpacked the M6, removed the base plate, attached a RapidWinder, and that's it! The factory base plates are stored away with the boxes. I had one of the RapidWinders develop a problem. I called Tom on the phone, and in 15 minutes, over the phone, he taught me how to completely dissemble the winder, fix the problem, and re-assemble it. So now, should a problem ever occur with one of my winders, I'm a factory trained repair person! :) Super simple design. Elegant and very robust. Jim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html