pico Posted August 16, 2014 Share #41 Â Posted August 16, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Perhaps Leica could develop a clutch so that when you press the rewind switch the rewind ratchets to obviate spring-back. Â Ya heard it first here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Hi pico, Take a look here Knob or Lever Rewind ?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
TomB_tx Posted August 16, 2014 Share #42  Posted August 16, 2014 Perhaps Leica could develop a clutch so that when you press the rewind switch the rewind ratchets to obviate spring-back. Ya heard it first here.  Of course, the M5 has a one-way clutch. Fold out the rewind crank and it only turns in the rewind direction. Fold the crank in and the film advances normally. Try to wind with the crank out and strip out the sprocket holes into confetti. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 17, 2014 Share #43 Â Posted August 17, 2014 I find rewinding my MP to be easier & quicker than my M7 as the little handle often slips out of my grasp and then whizzes around in the wrong direction, necessitating more winding to make up lost ground. Only you know which works better for you, but try positioning the forefinger of the non-winding hand gently against the knob that the winder folds into. If your hand does slip off the winder, the forefinger will work as a brake. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphoenix Posted August 18, 2014 Share #44 Â Posted August 18, 2014 When it comes down to the basics; I couldn't care less which type of rewind the camera has, so long as it works when I want it to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikej Posted August 18, 2014 Share #45 Â Posted August 18, 2014 It only took 1 trip to Leica NJ for my M6ttl bent rewind lever to convince me a knob was the way to go. Cheers, Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 22, 2014 Share #46  Posted August 22, 2014 It only took 1 trip to Leica NJ for my M6ttl bent rewind lever to convince me a knob was the way to go. Cheers,  Mike    That certainly an exception. In more than 40 years of using the later rewind I have never had an issue.  I call User Error. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton C Posted August 28, 2014 Share #47 Â Posted August 28, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can't one rewind the knob using the edge of the palm for greater speed, instead of doing the "twist" with finger and thumb? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadside Posted August 28, 2014 Share #48 Â Posted August 28, 2014 Having used both types in "must change rolls really fast" situations I know that the lever rewind is much faster. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 28, 2014 Share #49 Â Posted August 28, 2014 Can't one rewind the knob using the edge of the palm for greater speed, instead of doing the "twist" with finger and thumb? Â Â No. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivory-potsdam Posted June 25, 2015 Share #50 Â Posted June 25, 2015 I always rewind my M2 like this, but you need to be careful. ;-) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted June 25, 2015 Share #51 Â Posted June 25, 2015 I always rewind my M2 like this, but you need to be careful. ;-) Must sound like the old Nikon F36 motor drive on rewind... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGirton Posted June 25, 2015 Share #52 Â Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Used both a lot, prefer the lever. Oh the sour M2 thumbs... The fact that you can buy additional rewind levers for the MP and other rewind knob M's should show it all. How can something be working well if you have to buy additional tools to make it work? Design / look wise the knob wins though. Edited June 25, 2015 by McGirton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 25, 2015 Share #53 Â Posted June 25, 2015 Must sound like the old Nikon F36 motor drive on rewind... Â The F36 didn't have a motor rewind - or was that the point? . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted June 25, 2015 Share #54 Â Posted June 25, 2015 The F36 didn't have a motor rewind - or was that the point? . I knew you would be the one to catch it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted June 26, 2015 Share #55 Â Posted June 26, 2015 Knob, just for sheer cussedness. Â s-a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted June 26, 2015 Share #56 Â Posted June 26, 2015 Loved the lever on my M4 which I owned for a little over 40 years. When I next picked up a iif and then an M2, the knob did feel sort of nostalgic and I came to like the knob. Unless one is under pressure to rewind and reload quickly I don't think it matters much...just different ways to accomplish similar ends. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted June 26, 2015 Share #57 Â Posted June 26, 2015 Lever every time. I have both. Â Have you 'knobby' guys ever worked under pressure with a film Leica and tried to change say 13 rolls of film, in a space of say 1.5 hrs, in the dark, while the action in front of you continued whether you are ready or not? That used to be my regular gig for years, shooting two M6's. Lever is much faster where time is critical. Â Another aspect, IMO, is that it is easier to maintain constant pressure on the film during rewind with the lever. I always worry that slippage when winding with the knob can induce friction/scratching between the film layers because it is a stop-start technique. Â Have to disagree, maybe my fingers are just too big, but they always slip off the tiny handle and the film looses all tension. So frustrating. While a knob is marginally slower, I've never had the frustration with one I constantly get with a lever. Â And, I hurt my nose when I advance without moving my eye from the viewfinder (the rewind spins). I know I'm a special type, but it doesn't happen with a knob. Just sayin... Â I suppose its lucky they make both types... Â Cheers, Michael 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted June 26, 2015 Share #58 Â Posted June 26, 2015 Â And, I hurt my nose when I advance without moving my eye from the viewfinder (the rewind spins). I know I'm a special type, but it doesn't happen with a knob. Just sayin... Â I suppose its lucky they make both types... Â Cheers, Michael Michael, you are supposed to fold away the re-wind lever when advancing (shooting). That will be kinder to your nose. Â However it seems you have sorted the problem by preferring the 'knob' solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted June 26, 2015 Share #59 Â Posted June 26, 2015 I like and use both but I find that the rewind knob on the Barnacks (in my case the II) offers better grip than the M knob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarav Posted June 26, 2015 Share #60 Â Posted June 26, 2015 knob everywhere, everytime. Lever with nails is quite unusable :-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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