Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/25

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Subject: [Leica] Film reminder holders
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:30:55 -0700
References: <4C55E53C-28DC-4338-82A7-8F563AB8B97D@comcast.net> <D20285EF.63FEB%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <94C622C3-87E4-47EF-AF12-A3794996DC27@teleport.com>

Just stuck on on my D3.  Bad idea.  Gets in way of display.  Easy to 
remember what film emulation is set tho

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 25, 2015, at 6:24 PM, Mark Kronquist <mak at teleport.com> wrote:
> 
> Been a while since I had my m6 but wasn't the dial integrated into the 
> system to feed the ISO to the meter system.  The m2-3-4 had a metal disc 
> with reminder pointer.  The m4-2/p had a grey disc for noting speed with a 
> pencil.  Or a sharpie for those die hard TXP or k64 fans
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Aug 25, 2015, at 5:52 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at 
>> chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I?ve never seen an M6 with a film-box holder. I think that was a
>> third-party add-on someone stuck on it.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Chris Crawford
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>> 
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>> 
>> On 8/25/15, 8:48 PM, "LUG on behalf of Bryk Oliver"
>> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
>> oliverbryk at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> The film speed selector is located on the back of the M6 in the center of
>>> a horizontal hinged door.
>>> 
>>> A small plastic frame for inserting the square end piece of the film box
>>> that displays, for example, ?ILFORD FP4 Plus 125 Black & White Film 36
>>> EXP" surrounds the film speed selector.
>>> 
>>> This plastic frame fell off my M6/0.85 that I bought 17 or 18 years ago.
>>> The frame was held in place by two narrow strips of adhesive that
>>> separated.
>>> 
>>> Has anyone encountered this issue and repaired it? I am not about to send
>>> the camera to Leica.
>>> 
>>> I shall be grateful for constructive comments.
>>> 
>>> Oliver
>>> 
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In reply to: Message from oliverbryk at comcast.net (Bryk Oliver) ([Leica] M6 cosmetic issue)
Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford) ([Leica] M6 cosmetic issue)
Message from mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist) ([Leica] M6 cosmetic issue)