Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In message <v01530502ad91cf03676a@[205.138.41.81]>, Ken Wilcox <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> writes >Cassette lugs are the little whatchmacallits on the inside of baseplate on >the film chamber side. When the locking mechanism on the baseplate is >turned, it opens the Leica Cassette inside. > >Leica cassettes are film cassettes that were once sold by Leica. Many of us >who bulk load film use them. They are VERY heavy duty and designed to be >light tight when out of the camera, but to open inside the camera to allow >the film to spool out without touching anything. No scratches! I'm not clear about this; does having cassette lugs inside a Leica rf body also imply that I can't use normal film cassettes in it? Or does it just mean you can only use Leica cassettes in a body that has the lugs? -- joe b.