Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/01

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Leica M Winder 14 403
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 15:56:38 -0700

Yes it has been discontinued; well actually, it was never available in the
first place. Canada stopped making it as cost were too high. Portugal
thought they could do it to a price and "new availability" was announced.
Unfortunately after the machinery was shipped to Portugal they decided they
could not afford to make it either! "Supposedly" a new winder is being
designed that "may" work with a "new" camera and "may" be backward
compatible (or more probably it is all wishful thinking). Let us all buy
rapidwinders and put Leica to shame. Interestingly Leica Canada receives
regular requests from Father Leica for used motors! All of this is a
completely unsubstantiated rumor that I deny every writing and oops, I
washed the dress!

John "Monica" Collier
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> 
> Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 18:45:09 +0100
> From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu>
> Subject: [Leica] Leica M Winder #14 403 disparition.
> 
> There is no Leica M Winder #14 403 anymore in the new
> (1999/2000) Handbook of the Leica System and on the Leica
> web site:
> <http://www.leica-camera.com/prospekt/pdf/2b_e.pdf>
> 
> It was a short come back.
> ;-)
> 
> Lucien
> 
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