Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having an M2 and several M6s, I know which camera I grab when I am going on a "shoot". I agree that the M6's rewind crank is small and could stand improvement; but, it is just no contest, I can reload an M6 much quicker than my M2. I place one finger along the M2's rewind shaft so I do not have any problems with it springing back. It is just simple bio-mechanics. The M2 requires multiple twists of my fingers/wrist while the M6 is a continuous spin. My cameras are tools and the best tool gets the job. Put a rewind crank on an M2 and it is then just as fast as the M6. John Collier On Sunday, September 21, 2003, at 05:27 PM, Ken Wilcox wrote: > I find the knob on my MP to be superior to the crank on my M6. The > tiny crank knob tends to slip out my hand at least once during a > rewind. I then have to add several turns to take up the slack again. > The MP knob is nearly as fast and if I let go it doesn't allow the > film to spin slack. I also have no doubt that it is more sturdy than > the crank. My M6 crank was damaged, incapacitating the camera by a > drop of less than two feet onto carpet. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html