Tom A
RFF Sponsor
Erik, if it didn't have the post, it was probably the M4-P version. It was a much better design.
I was at Midland when they were working on the design of the winder and I remember discussing it with them. They did admit that the design was not ideal, but as they were farming out the manufacturing to Eumig (remember them!) they were happy to live with the lesser quality and cost.
Over the decades I have had multiples of these winders and they do work. My first ones were M4-2 versions and on my M4-2's they had a tendency to expose a lot of blank frames if you were too quick on the release - it would advance without opening the shutter! The later M4-P/M6 and straight M-Winder designation ones were better. The motor has a lot of torque and you can feel it twisting and turning inside the case like a pulse or a heartbeat.
They were quite handy for aerial work, a M4P, the 75 or 90 and just bang away - sticking the lens out in the slipstream, through the side-window of Cessna 150. Dont use a hood - it will be ripped off! Somewhere over Ontario's escarpment landscape there is a early Noctilux hood for the first version 75f1.4 and also a hood for a 90f2.8 Elmarit!
I was at Midland when they were working on the design of the winder and I remember discussing it with them. They did admit that the design was not ideal, but as they were farming out the manufacturing to Eumig (remember them!) they were happy to live with the lesser quality and cost.
Over the decades I have had multiples of these winders and they do work. My first ones were M4-2 versions and on my M4-2's they had a tendency to expose a lot of blank frames if you were too quick on the release - it would advance without opening the shutter! The later M4-P/M6 and straight M-Winder designation ones were better. The motor has a lot of torque and you can feel it twisting and turning inside the case like a pulse or a heartbeat.
They were quite handy for aerial work, a M4P, the 75 or 90 and just bang away - sticking the lens out in the slipstream, through the side-window of Cessna 150. Dont use a hood - it will be ripped off! Somewhere over Ontario's escarpment landscape there is a early Noctilux hood for the first version 75f1.4 and also a hood for a 90f2.8 Elmarit!
Nokton48
Veteran
M4-2 is finally done, the new skins (Charcoal Griptac) arrived today from Morgan Sparks at Cameraleather. He also did some custom-covering on the GMP Grip. Don Goldberg did some tuning-up inside, so she's good to go, for a bit. I'm happy with the result.
Kozhe
Well-known
Hey, that looks really cool... and nice to handle too!
chrishayton
Well-known
That looks fantastic, how have you mounted the handgrip?
Might have to get some of the griptac for my m4-p
Might have to get some of the griptac for my m4-p
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Congratulations! Nothing beats the feeling of a new toy at home...
Haigh
Gary Haigh
I've used a preloved Canadian M4-P for years and it is a really great camera and very sturdy into the bargain.
Enjoy this beautiful camera.
Gary Haigh
Australia
Enjoy this beautiful camera.
Gary Haigh
Australia
taxi38
Taxi Driver
M4-2
M4-2
My M4-2 dressed up with its meter which is never used as its clumsy and whats more,broken.Am trying the shutter release to see if I like it.This is actually a golf ball marker,its a bit wide as I keep triggering the shutter when changing speeds so I think its the smaller one for me.I also have a M6 which is fine but I tend to use the m4-2 because of its unfussy framelines for the 50 and 35.............Neil.
M4-2
My M4-2 dressed up with its meter which is never used as its clumsy and whats more,broken.Am trying the shutter release to see if I like it.This is actually a golf ball marker,its a bit wide as I keep triggering the shutter when changing speeds so I think its the smaller one for me.I also have a M6 which is fine but I tend to use the m4-2 because of its unfussy framelines for the 50 and 35.............Neil.
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