jshelly
Established
New M7 owner
Which do you guys/gals recommend?
Thanks in advance.
Signed,
At the precipice of the slippery slope
Which do you guys/gals recommend?
Thanks in advance.
Signed,
At the precipice of the slippery slope
jja
Well-known
You're not at the precipice, you've begun slipping, and fast!
Go for the Leicavit, no batteries to worry about.
Go for the Leicavit, no batteries to worry about.
paulh
Established
Leicavit
Leicavit
Go for the Leicavit. The motor causes the shutter release to move up and down as it rewinds. I find that distracting.
Cheers,
Paul
Leicavit
Go for the Leicavit. The motor causes the shutter release to move up and down as it rewinds. I find that distracting.
Cheers,
Paul
jshelly
Established
Good point, I may be in denial
jja said:
peter_n
Veteran
jshelly I am in the same situation, if you want to call it that. Since I don't particularly want either I will get the Leicavit (more expensive) and sell it to help pay for the new M7 body. If I wanted a hand-winder I would get Tom Abramson's Rapidwinder which is a better product.
Welcome to the forum, BTW.
Welcome to the forum, BTW.
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
Yes, welcome, jshelly!
I have a winder, and I agree that the shutter release bobbing up and down under my fingertip is an odd feeling. One of the true pleasures of shooting with a Leica is working the film advance mechanism, so that also feels odd—not advancing the film manually. However, I really like the grip it provides. Of course, I could just get a grip . A-n-y-w-a-y, I'm actually kind of fond of the winder. I use it with my M4-P and it looks great, especially with my Nokton 50/1.5. The winder increases the size of the camera, and it is fairly heavy. That kit (M4-P, Nokton, winder) gave my hand a cramp after an hour of shooting ( I was using a wrist strap).
I have a winder, and I agree that the shutter release bobbing up and down under my fingertip is an odd feeling. One of the true pleasures of shooting with a Leica is working the film advance mechanism, so that also feels odd—not advancing the film manually. However, I really like the grip it provides. Of course, I could just get a grip
. A-n-y-w-a-y, I'm actually kind of fond of the winder. I use it with my M4-P and it looks great, especially with my Nokton 50/1.5. The winder increases the size of the camera, and it is fairly heavy. That kit (M4-P, Nokton, winder) gave my hand a cramp after an hour of shooting ( I was using a wrist strap).