Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/14
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Yes, I agree with you. Any good Japanese kitchen appliance manufacturer could
make the M6 winder better and cheaper than the one Leica makes. It should
sell for $39.95, not $850. (incidentally, in my opinion, the R8 winder is not
much better) I applaud Tom Abrahamsson for committing to making a quality
product with his RapidWinder. The quality of the one that I own is as good as
the camera it attaches to...an M6. I love the smoothness, quietness, balance
and the speed that it brings to the camera. A real pleasure to use. I would
only make two suggestions for improvement. (a.) Make the lever easier to get
hold of and pull from the base of the winder. I keep my fingernails trimmed
pretty close and have difficulty pulling the lever down from it's resting
place (b.) Work on making the locking mechanism a little more secure.
Although the RapidWinder has never come loose from the base of the camera I
have noticed that the lock has moved from its original locking position.
Neither one of these are major issue. Thank God I don't have to deal with
that noisy and bulky M6 winder anymore.
Bob Bedwell
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R.e the price of the Abrahamson (sp?) release buttons : look at the
m4-2-M6 rapid winder!! ("leicavit") -- you can buy a NEW, CURRENT
motor in the most expensie salon store CHEAPER!!! Any good japanese
kitchen appliance manufacturer could make a good one for $39.95 retail.
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