Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 Motor-M [#14408]
From: Henry Ambrose <henryambrose@home.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 19:57:20 -0500
 
I like mine very much. Works great, its small and quiet.

Henry

>Seeking user feedback on Motor-M for M6 please.
>
>I tried it once and in my mind I have some concern. The torque produces
>by the motor seems be putting too much stress on both the take-up spoon
>mechanism and the shutter curtain (remember the M curtain is made of
>rubberized cloth!) which (M6) I believe were not designed for this setup
>originally!  And how does it compare to the Rapidwinder produced by Tom
>A ?
>
>Thanks
>
>KK Hui