Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Cassettes and the New MP
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 21:44:43 -0700
References: <2867578BB7767E45B3C9E3CBA9C5A65F13F082@smskpexmbx3.mskcc.root.mskcc.org> < 3F4BC082.DCC177A1@fuse.net> <p0511100cbb717968ef1b@[141.140.30.24]><p0510031ebb71952e7aa6@[10.0.1.4]> <p05100320bb719e0f911c@[10.0.1.4]> <p05111000bb71d211f731@[141.140.30.24]>

>>>The M5 can't take the cassettes due to it's backward rewind 
>>>scheme. I use reloadable cassettes in my M4, M6 classic and M6TTL. 
>>>No problem. I just bought an extra bottome plate with the opening 
>>>mechanism (about pre-1986 or so).
>>>
>>
>>Oh, and my M6 Classic is a Solms camera from about 1992, that has 
>>an old M6 Wetzlar baseplate.
>>
>
>
>Hmm... so if I got an old baseplate for my M7, I'd be in shape?
>
>Karen
>

I haven't tried my M7. The film sensors might cause problems. I'll 
check it in the next few days. All I know is that all M's up to and 
including the M6TTL's work with the cassettes (no, the Null Serie 
does not handle these gracefully, or at all).
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In reply to: Message from "Saganich, Christopher/Medical Physics" <saganicc@MSKCC.ORG> ([Leica] Leica Cassettes and the New MP)
Message from Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Cassettes and the New MP)
Message from Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Cassettes and the New MP)
Message from Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Cassettes and the New MP)
Message from Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica Cassettes and the New MP)