Trigger-winder for Bessa

[DGA]

I have seen the Voigtlander Trigger-winder around and, as a R3A owner, I find it hard to understand how this gadget works.
Can someone shade some light on this piece of equipment and it's functionality?

 

[Doug]

It connects to the bottom of the takeup spool shaft of the body, and incorporates a belt drive that transfers the linear motion of the trigger to rotary motion at the wind end. Pretty slick, plus it includes two strap lugs at the right end to allow the camera to hang vertically, which I like. I would suggest avoiding using the camera's wind lever with the trigger winder in place; wind using the trigger only. I think the trigger winder adds some drag to the operation that for me results in some overlapped frames when using the normal wind lever. I taped over the wind lever as a reminder not to use it. 🙂

A danger in using the trigger winder is in trying to operate the camera too fast and getting the winding with the left hand and shutter release with the right hand out of sync, and these shutters are subject to jamming if you try to wind-on before the shutter has finished its travel.

 

[gliderbee]

I've searched about everywhere, and I've read the mentioned articles; all those articles explain how it works, but nowhere is it explained how it is OPERATED.

Does one rest the camera in the palm of the left hand ? On the side of the index finger ? Do you push the lever with the back of three (or four) fingers (so opening your hand to wind), or do you pull it (so in fact closing your fist to wind) to wind to the next frame ?
If you carry the camera with the winder-handle closed, did you wind the camera by closing the handle (that would mean you pull the handle to wind) ?

Thanks,
Stefan.

 

[DGA]

I've searched about everywhere, and I've read the mentioned articles; all those articles explain how it works, but nowhere is it explained how it is OPERATED.

Does one rest the camera in the palm of the left hand ? On the side of the index finger ? Do you push the lever with the back of three (or four) fingers (so opening your hand to wind), or do you pull it (so in fact closing your fist to wind) to wind to the next frame ?
If you carry the camera with the winder-handle closed, did you wind the camera by closing the handle (that would mean you pull the handle to wind) ?

Thanks,
Stefan.

You took the words right out of my keyboards.
I've understood what it does and what one gains by using the triger winder.
I own the extended Bessa grip and I really like it, so I'm familiar with the advantages of an extention such as this in the means of its gripping and strapping abilities.
Can anyone try and explain who the trigger-winder is triggered and winds the film in the camera, and how it is different from the built-in lever winder?
(I can cope with technical details 😉 )
Thanks, guys, for the effort.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Extend the trigger from the rest position, to more or less vertical.

Hold the camera with your left hand under the lens.

Your two middle fingers will naturally wrap around the lever.

Pull the lever about 50mm to wind on.

 

[DGA]

Extend the trigger from the rest position, to more or less vertical.

Hold the camera with your left hand under the lens.

Your two middle fingers will naturally wrap around the lever.

Pull the lever about 50mm to wind on.

Thank you, Claremont.
That is actually the first time I can really imagine how this thing works.
Actually, it sounds quite intuitive.

 

[gliderbee]

That made it very clear, thank you 🙂 !

 

[Tom A]

If you to our website there is a connection to a short You Tube video on how to use a Trigger winder. In this case it is one of my own on a MP, but the principle is the same wether it is a Bessa/Leica/Rapidwinder.
The biggest bonus is for those of us that focusses with our left eye as no more advance levers stuck in the right eye!

 

[Nokton48]

I have one for sale in the classifieds right now :angel:

 

[DGA]

If you to our website there is a connection to a short You Tube video on how to use a Trigger winder. In this case it is one of my own on a MP, but the principle is the same wether it is a Bessa/Leica/Rapidwinder.
The biggest bonus is for those of us that focusses with our left eye as no more advance levers stuck in the right eye!

Thanks, Tom.
I've just watched the video. That is exactly what I imagined.
Seeing it in motion is better than words.