Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I never pay more than $5 for them. They are far superior to normal cassettes because they CANNOT scratch film or leak light, Ken Wilcox At 8:08 -0500 1/15/0, a fine scholar, Martin Howard wrote: >John Collier wrote, in part: > >> Rather an ingenious mechanism. You can find them used for >> about $15US to $30US each. >> > >Metal reloadable film cassetts sell at B&H for 32 cents each. Assuming the >lower end price of $15, that means that for every Leica cassett, I can get >about 50 regular bulk-loading cassetts. I'm guessing that each one can be >used safely, say conservatively, four times before there is risk of light >leaks from deteriorating felt trap (or scratches, for that matter) >necessitate throwing it away. > >Call me cheap, but a 32 cent cassett used four times and then replaced means >that until I've shot a total of around 190 rolls of film, it's cheaper than >the Leica cassett. And a hell of a lot less fiddly to load. > >M. > >-- >Martin Howard | "Very funny Scotty. Now beam down >Interactive Systems Designer | my clothes." >email: mvhoward@mac.com | >www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +--------------------------------------- - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>