Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] IIIg, To Trim or Not To Trim?
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 17:44:20 -0700
 
If you remove the baseplate of your camera and look at the loading diagram,
you will see the diagram shows the long leader.

Trim it! The number one killer of LTM cameras is loose bits of film.

John Collier

> From: "Jim" <licquia@mindspring.com>
> 
> I have just returned from London where I acquired a beautiful IIIg from
> Andrew at The Classic Camera in Pied Bull Yard off Bury street. It also has
> the instruction book but nowhere in the booklet does it suggest that you
> need to trim the film leader as is the case with older LTM camera bodies. I
> would be interested in others' experience in this regard. Thanks.
>