Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 or rapidwinder (LONG!)
From: Martin Howard <mvh@media.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:34:01 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, John Campbell wrote:

> Unless I'm mistaken the Rapid Winder will not work on an M3,
> only the M2 or the M4-2, M4-P or M6.
> 

You can get the M3 rebuilt to the M2's take-up spool spindle (and, I
suspect, a change of the gears) which will allow the mounting of an M2
rapidwinder.  Anything is possible if you throw enough money at it ;)

M.

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