[Leica] Which can first the Leicavit or the Canon winder ?

["Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com>]

Luggites,
    According to Jim Lager's "Leica- An Illustrated History- Vol. III
Accessories, the very first rapid wind device for a Leica was a the RAPIDO,
which fit over the the wind knob of a Model A Leica. It was not a Leica
product.
    The first baseplate wind system was the SCNOO and this was introduced in
1935. It is the precursor of the Leicavit.
    In early 1950, the first Leicavit was introduced for screw mount
cameras.
    After the introduction of the M3 in 1954 in response to requests from
professional photographers, the Leica MP camera with a Leicavit- MP was
introduced in 1956. The first Leicavit-MP equipped cameras appeared in 1955
(M3E-1; M3D- 1 thru 4 and a bunch of pre-production MP cameras marked M3-
10xx * appeared. all with Leicavit-MP winders.
    After the MP was discontinued and the M2 introduced the Leicavit MP was
offered as a separate accessory until about 1969.
    In 1987, a full eleven years after the introduction of the M4-2 camera,
Tom Abrahamsson introduced his Rapidwinder, which operated off the internal
motor connection of the M4-2 and later Leica rangefinder cameras.By the way,
this internal motor connection first appeared on the Leica MP2 prototypes
cameras in the mid to late fifties.
    End of History Lesson.
Happy Snaps,
Sal

Sal DiMarco, Jr.
Philadelphia, PA
Web Site: http://members.fcc.net/sal.dimarcojr

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