Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i have joined the newly-converted with my secondhand purchase of a rapidwinder. i am surprised how well it accommodates focusing and winding with the same hand--thumb and index finder focus, middle and ring finder trigger. i seem to have a little more trouble getting film to engage when loading --but maybe it's something i'm not getting right. you have to transfer the "steering wheel" from the original base to the rapidwinder. it a beautifully-made machine. the winder is mounted on "RNS01" my .85 classic named in the fashion of of sal dimarco's many leicas. (he uses dymo tape, i used p-touch). (RNS02 is a .72 classic-classic (no blinking lights) and RNS03 is the M3-1/2.) you can hardly see the original camera anymore--i got the sling, the shade, the steer, the 1.25 eyepeice, the and now the rapidwinder! (and yes, i now have a chrome one on order with tom) i used to customize corvettes....leicas as just as much fun!! - -rei - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html