Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, This is almost silly that I am so confident about this particular point I must sound arrogant, which I am not. But, I have to tell you that I really became very facinated with the Leica LTM cameras from books and from LTM owners here on the LUG. I knew when the chance came I would get one and last November while browsing at PENN Camera in DC they had one, which after refusing to leave until they took my $800 offer I had one which included a 135mm Hector. I ordered a 50mm Summitar the same day from Sam Soshan. Then the 111G sat on my kitchen table for a week before I built up the courage to try and load it. The whole strategy was slow and easy. So after easing the spool and cassette into the body I gently wiggled the film advance until I could feel that it had caught, I then slowly advanced it one frame and then took the slack out of the cassette and advanced it 2 more frames. Mopped my brow, phew, that was'nt so bad. Since then the dozen or so rolls has been the same story. But I am going to try trimming the leader and see what happens. BTW I love the look that the Summitar gives. Steve Annapolis - ---------- >From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Loading LTM and Sailing >Date: Fri, Mar 3, 2000, 2:03 PM > > Steve, > > I too am quite light on equipment so I understand what you mean. However, > every now and then, The "Hand Of G**" strikes me down and I have learned to > take all reasonable precautions. I know that you must have prepared and > maintained your boats carefully and I am the same way with my cars. If you > do what should be done then, surprisingly to some people, everything goes > well. I think of the leader trimming advice as this kind of prep. > > John Collier > >> From: "steve lehuray" <icommag@toad.net> >> >> John, >> I did not wish to sound arrogant but loading my 111G so far has been very >> trouble free the way I have been doing without trimming the leader anymore >> than it already is. I might add that I have all my life had a very delicate >> touch with mechanical things and I don't break things: formula race cars, >> many years and thousands of laps with very rare breakage; ocean single >> handed sailing, thousands of miles in the Atlantic in all kinds of weather >> and nothing has ever broken; my Nikons, have never seen service; my MAC >> always boots up. So, with all due respect to you and Marc and Sherry some >> people are born klutzes and some are blessed with the 'touch'. Loading a >> Leica LTM could be tricky but if I were to 'feel' something amiss I would >> stop and try a different way. I suspect that the 4" trim rule came from >> Leitz antiquity where a Leica 'born klutz' engineer probably had fat >> fingers. >> Steve >> Annapolis >> >> ---------- >>> From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> >>> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Loading LTM >>> Date: Fri, Mar 3, 2000, 10:12 AM >>> >> >>> I know how Marc and Sherry feel. An expert just cannot get any respect in >>> their hometown. Many times I have told my customers to do (or not to do) >>> something and they have given me that laughing, knowing smile. I wish I >>> could say they were as cheerful later on. I glad to hear that you have had >>> the camera so long that you can disregard advice from people who have >>> decades of experience and are trying to do you a favour! >>> >>> John Collier >>> >>> >>>> From: "steve lehuray" <icommag@toad.net> >>>> >>>> Marc, >>>> I appreciate the warning, which I have also gotten from Sherry Krauter and >>>> she threatened me with charging me double to clean out the film chips when >>>> the 111G jams up because I have not done the trimming thing. But the way >>>> that I have been loading it has been so simple and trouble free I have had >>>> no motive to try trimming the leader. BTW, I have two M's and several Nikons >>>> but I really love using this LTM even with the dual eyepieces which is very >>>> easy to adapt to. It's a jewel and I am glad I bought it a few months ago. >>>> Steve >>>> Annapolis >>>> >>>> ---------- >>>>> From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> >>>>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Loading LTM >>>>> Date: Thu, Mar 2, 2000, 2:10 PM >>>>> >>>> >>>>> At 11:35 AM 3/2/2000 -0500, Skip Williams wrote: >>>>>> I never cut my leaders, and I don't have any problem loading my IIIx >>>>>> Leicas. It's just one more hassle and anal thing, as far as I'm >>>>>> concerned. (and god knows, I have enough anal habits as it is!) >>>>> >>>>> Well, if you don't trim the leader, you run a fairly substantial risk of >>>>> having a bit of the leader chip off on a gear and work its way into your >>>>> camera's innards, requiring professional assistance to get it out again. >>>>> >>>>> Marc >>>>> >>>>> msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >>>>> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! >>>>> >>> >