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Subject: Re: [Leica] Which can first the Leicavit or the Canon winder ?
From: Dennis Painter <dennis@hale-pohaku.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 06:54:53 -0800
References: <00ac01c2e7d2$273aab60$7373793f@dimarcojr.pressroom.com>

"Sal DiMarco,Jr." wrote:

> 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

Tom also made about 500 Rapidwinders that fit the M2 drive. Now I understand he
is off making one to fit the LTM, IIIc sized.

Dennis

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In reply to: Message from "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com> ([Leica] Which can first the Leicavit or the Canon winder ?)