[Leica] Did any of you use the M4-2 winder?

[jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)]

Winder M4-2 up to serial number 10 349

- absolute disaster and only useful as ballast. The winder is  
triggered by a long linkage through the camera. Lots and lots of  
problems.

Winder M4-2 serial number 10 350 and up, Winder-M4-P and Winder-M

- simplified release with movement of winder motor shutting the  
winder off. As motor movement buffers wear, a pronounced thunk  
appears and increases. When the motor movement buffers fall off, the  
winder clanks like a M16 firing a close range. Guarantied to have  
everyone diving for the floor within seconds of shutter release.

Moderately simple to repair. Replace buffers as needed and adjust  
motor twist to a minimum. Quite silent and smooth after that.

I have one but seldom use it as I much prefer my Rapidwinder.

John Collier

On 1-Mar-07, at 11:36 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I have the current winder with the built in grip and the one before  
> that.
> Sometimes called the m6 winder. Which is a monster in comparison.  
> But still
> usable.
> The one before THAT was the M4-2 winder.
> Which I was told to avoid when I got my first one, the m6 winder.
> But the differences between the two may really be minimal.