Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, it has been my experience that the precut leader on modern films does not function properly in the later "quick-load" M's. I had repetitive misfeeds on my M4 and finally called Leica in NJ, who advised that I should use the old "long leader" trimming to avoid the problem. I have done so ever since, and have had no further difficulties in the film feeding into the camera. Commercial films were precut with a long leader until 1976 or so -- the quick load system was designed around this leader. Leica put out a press release when Kodak went to the short leader recommending cutting of the film to the old long-leader length. This was a hot, hot issue around the LHSA at the time and I have copies of a lot of the correspondence this generated -- interesting reading, but the long and short is that my M6 certainly appreciates the 10 seconds or so it takes my trust Swiss Army Knife to trim the film. And many thanks to Mr Wilcox for his kind words about my postings to LUG! Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!