Motor Winder for Leica IIIc?

winger · Jun 21, 2015

My dad loves W.E.B. Griffin books and is reading now where a character was taking pictures of people walking off an airplane and was using a IIIc (I think) with a motor winder. He asked me if this was possible and I don't know. I believe the book is set in the 30s in South America, but he didn't mention the title.
I'm SURE someone here knows.

tessar · Jun 21, 2015

This would have been the spring-driven MOOLY winder:
https://www.cameraquest.com/mooly.htm

winger · Jun 21, 2015

Wow, that was fast even for APUG! Thank you very much, tessar!

GRHazelton · Jun 21, 2015

Spring wind advance! Brings to mind the Robot, and of course what was probably the first 35mm SLR system, the Praktina. Here's a link: http://www.praktina.com/h04_main.htm I vaguely remember seeing one in use with a bulk back for taking student pix at my high school in the dim past, that is to say in the late 1950s. IIRC a very handsome camera, but no instant mirror return.

Were there other spring powered cameras?

Among oddities, I think that there was a 35mm rangefinder by Graphic, perhaps, which used a CO2 bulb to power the advance! Yes! The incredible Mike Butkus has the manual for it http://www.butkus.org/chinon/graflex/graphic_35_jet/graphic_35_jet.htm Now, if you can find the camera you can be the first on your block to own a proto steam punkcamera! Well, almost.....

cuthbert · Jun 21, 2015

You guys are forgetting the spring powered rangefinder Leningrad.

Unfortunately the motordrive is also the worst part of this camera, that nevertheless has one of the best viewfinder and rangefinder I've ever seen.

Sewin · Jun 22, 2015

Here's my spring powered camera. I get 8 shots after one winding.
I like it a lot

elcabezagrande · Jun 22, 2015

The Kodak Motormatic, and the Ricoh Auto Half aka Ansco Memo II have spring driven auto wind.

Someonenameddavid · Jul 3, 2015

Not to forget the very best, the Bell and Howell Foton of 1949. $700 new.

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