Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/12

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Subject: [Leica] More Rapidwinder questions
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Thu Oct 12 21:17:05 2006
References: <20061012162304.70763.qmail@web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <DCB5D89A-4666-4C62-9BB4-66E4A034847E@comcast.net> <6.2.5.6.2.20061013014833.0318ec08@screengang.com> <A671552A-D39E-4AF2-BE44-E18979BEA15A@comcast.net>

I am sure it is possible to fit the later winder coupling but you may  
have to update to single wind as well. Phone DAG and ask as he would  
know. You would also have to change to the modern tulip style take up  
spool.


The rapid load kit was a period Leitz kit to speed the loading of the  
earlier cameras. Some people liked the rapid load kit and others  
didn't. I used one in my M2 and modified my M2 rapidwinder so I could  
use the rapid load kit with it as well.

John Collier

On 12-Oct-06, at 7:28 PM, Tom Schofield wrote:

> Thanks for the responses  -- I see that I should have given more  
> info.  I have an M6 type Rapidwinder that I was thinking of  
> selling, but am now purchasing an M3 DS, and got to thinking I  
> might want to keep the Rapidwinder for it.  So that raises two  
> issues - 1) what are the mods you mention -- the "quick-load" kit?,  
> and 2) does the fact that it is a double stroke body change things?
>
> Tom
>
> On Oct 12, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Didier Ludwig wrote:
>
>> If the M3 has been modified, yes.
>> See http://www.rapidwinder.com/#rapidwinderpic
>> Didier
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Will a TA Rapidwinder work on an M3?

In reply to: Message from iilbz at yahoo.com (DL) ([Leica] Re: FS: Leica M & R 1006)
Message from leicaluvr at comcast.net (Tom Schofield) ([Leica] Rapidwinder question)
Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Rapidwinder question)
Message from leicaluvr at comcast.net (Tom Schofield) ([Leica] More Rapidwinder questions)