Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/01
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Yup. That's what happens when you use modern film cassettes in
a screwmount body. The original Leica film cartridges were a tad
longer than today's disposable (oops - recyclable) counterparts and
kept the film properly positioned.
We had a discussion on the subject about a year ago and I do remember
actually loading up both a Leica cassette and a modern one with some
scrap film and watching how the film advanced through a lens-less
IIIc. As I recall, at the time I had to choose between research on
behalf of the LUG and cleaning house.
Sometimes, the sprocket holes at the bottom of the print do add
an interesting touch. If such a treatment is not to taste, I suppose
one could fashion a shim from a nylon washer or some such material to
prop up the newer canisters.
On 1 Feb 98 at 16:51, Noel H. Charchuk wrote:
>
> While examining negatives today from the above camera, I noticed
> that the sprocket perforations have exposed negative into the hole,
> on what would be the top of the film in the camera, and the image is
> somewhat cutoff. Is this indicating a problem, or is it just
> something I'm doing when loading? I do try to keep the film flat in
> the camera by tensioning the rewind a bit. The latest negs caused me
> to look at some other negatives from this camera, and it seems to be
> repeated. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Noel Charchuk
>
>
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Roy C. Zartarian
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