[Leica] Re: [Leica] Ok, what's the secretâ?¦

["Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>]

For leather straps, I have had tack shops for saddles make straps for me.
The quality of the leather they have for horse tack is of a very strong
quality due to the stress that it must endure.

Recently, I found a leather supply store that has great leather straps at
various lengths.   I attach the hardware and have made some Rollei straps by
attaching the alligator clips.

Roland Smith
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Subject: [Leica] Ok, what's the secretâ?¦


> Recently, I resurrected my IIIf from the back of my camera shelf. Can't
seem
> to load a roll of film into it without the film jamming and/or tearing. I
ran
> tons of film through it many years ago. As I remember it, sometimes I
would
> trim the tab down per the little picture on the base plate, sometimes not.
It
> didn't seem to make a difference. Even loaded my home-rolled cassettes
> without a problem. Is today's film base thinner? Is there a loading trick
> I've forgotten?
>
> Also discovered that my favorite leather strap on it has dried out. Any
> suggestions for a replacement?
>
> Would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.
>
> Many Thanks!
>