Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Winder question...
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:08:20 -0700
References: <-1248631332gkase@ccfc.com>

george kase wrote:
> 
> I just purchased an M4-2 winder to use on my M6 that was
> converted to be able to be used on the M6...it is #14214 with batt compartment
> number 14227...does anyone know what this conversion consists of...is there
> any danger in using one of these winders on an M6? Any info would be appreciated...
> thanks!

Hi  George,
I bet you'll sell it before you get a dozen rolls through the camera. 
That's if the internal thump clank doesn't do something to the inside of
the camera first.

You'd be much better off with a Tom Abrahamsson Rapid winder, completely
manual and once you've used it for a bit,  you can shoot 3 frames a
second. 

I've bought and got rid of 3 battery operated winders. I wasn't smart
enough after the first to know not to buy again. What was worse?  I was
stupid enough to listen to a Leica rep tell me, " Oh the winder has all
been re-configured and they're as smooth as silk!   Yeah right, as
smooth as a rocky road to crash and burn the innards of the camera.

Go Abrahamsson Rapid winder and you can't go wrong. Find some
unsuspecting soul and sell the winder or get your money back, then
e-mail Tom Abrahamsson       TTAbrahams@aol.com   I bet you'll save
money for film when comparing the price of battery to manual.

ted

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