Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:14 PM 3/12/2002 -0600, Mark Kronquist wrote: >I had similar questions when I received my winder from Tom. According to the >winder designer the basket is not necessary for proper function. That said I >have been using my basket-free winder on M4-2 M4-P and M6 bodies for 5 years >and am delighted with it thanks Mark The winder has absolutely nothing to do with the basket. The basket is to help in loading film. From the inside of the camera point of view, the camera doesn't know if it is a Leica bottom plate mounted or a RapidWinder mounted. Neither will push the film up to align with the sprockets without a basket attached. But you can, and obviously do, do that on your own if you are careful about how you load your camera. With a basket, you can be sloppy, and the basket will push the film up to the proper alignment for you. It simply helps eliminate loading mistakes. Which is why Leica puts theme there. Jim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html