Fast rewind for M3

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Saw a great little crank style rewind adapter in this month's Shutterbug. Looks super well made from the photo-and period as well, Fits nicely over the M3 rewind nob. Sold by Richard Wasserman at 1240 Maple Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091. Costs is $35.00 including shipping. I may have to get me one.

The email address listed seems odd, Disfro mage@ail.com. I wonder if it is a typo and the "I" of image is missing. By the way, Shutterbug has become a better magazine in the past year. Not just full of corny articles like it used to be. This month (Feb. 2002) also has a nice interview with Leica user Ralph Gibson.

-- Andrew Schank (aschank@flash.net), January 23, 2002

Answers

Email was Disfro mage@aol.com--not Ail.com-now I added another typo!

-- Andrew Schank (aschank@flash.net), January 23, 2002.

You might find this article at cameraquest.com interesting.

-- Richard (rvle@yahoo.com), January 23, 2002.

I've seen that article, but it doesn't offer anything you can actually purchase-it's more like a history lesson on crank adapters. By the way, the odd e-mail address listed in Shutterbug I gave above bounced, and so did the e-mail address with the added "I". Guess it will have to be snail mail.

-- Andrew Schank (aschank@flash.net), January 23, 2002.

Shutterbug magazine giving inaccurate information! I'm shocked...

-- Richard (rvle!@yahoo.com), January 23, 2002.

I saved his old web page and here is his contact info:

Richard Wasserman

1240 Maple Ave

Wilmette, IL 60091

USA

disfromage@aol.com

fax 312/666-8209. 

You have to be careful to support the extended rewind shaft with a finger. Shafts have been known to bend from unsupported enthusiastic winding.

-- John Collier (jbcollier@powersurfr.com), January 24, 2002.



Andrew,

I use these on my M2, nice stuff indeed if you use lots of film. But on the other hand the crank is unfoldable and stands out from the edge of the camera which results in not-so-easy storing and handling. Nonetheless I use them, but that depends on personal taste (right, Ray, isn't it) ?

-- Kai Blanke (kai.blanke@iname.com), January 24, 2002.


Check out this link: http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm

John

-- John Abela (jamriman@yahoo.com), January 24, 2002.


Check out this link: http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm and go into leica rangefinders category John

-- John Abela (jamriman@yahoo.com), January 24, 2002.

Thanks Kai, I was hoping someone here had used one and could comment on the ergonomics.

-- Andrew Schank (aschank@flash.net), January 24, 2002.

"Fromage" is french for cheese. Hope he's not trying to tell us something about build quality!

-- Bob Fleischman (RFXMAIL@prodigy.net), January 24, 2002.


Andrew,

Ergonomics is fine, though mine fit a bit stiff when the rewind knob is in shooting position. So you need some force to pull it into rewinding position. But this may be due to the not-mint condition of my camera. Rewinding itself is very easy, but during shooting the rewind crank itself stands out from the top plate for about 1 cm at the corner wich some people may find annoying.
If you're shooting a lot of film it is really a help. When you're used to studffing your camera into bags / pockets, the lever is not very convenient to store due to it's construction.

Altogether it is really something you have to try out - either you like it or you don't. I got mine from Ray Tai, who apparently didn't like his, but I use them. So the best advice I can give you is to try them out.

-- Kai Blanke (kai.blanke@iname.com), January 25, 2002.


I've a variation made in Japan. It sits on my single stroke M-3. One problem I need to mention: It can scratch the surface of your top plate. I don't use one one my M-2 and my M-3 ds. To tell the truth, I've never had a major problem with the M-3 and M-2 rewind as is. But maybe I'm strange.

-- Alex Shishin (shishin@pp.iij4-u.or.jp), January 26, 2002.

Dis "fromage"...... Say "cheese"

-- Quentworthy Higginbotham (wfw@wfwhitaker.com), April 03, 2002.

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