Re: [Leica] BASKETCASES :) (long)

["Bryan Willman" <bryanwi@seanet.com>]

Actually, I got a basket for free from
my local dealer (such a deal!)

But I find the number 1 thing to assure
a good load is to stuff my not-so-small
pinkie onto the film and up the takeup
spool, thus forcing the film into the right
place.

bmw

- -----Original Message-----
From: TTAbrahams@aol.com <TTAbrahams@aol.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, June 21, 1998 8:52 PM
Subject: [Leica] BASKETCASES :) (long)


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>Having spent some time going through the LUG digest I found a thread
regarding
>the lack of =93baskets=94 or =93 Wagonwheels=94 (some Western influence =
here) or,
as
>the correct term is in German =93Filmroller=94. In the early days of mak=
ing
>Rapidwinders (1987-1990) I used to be able to get these from Leica USA a=
t a
>decent price, roughly $3.50 each in quantities of 250. Then I was inform=
ed
>that I had to pay =93retail parts price =93 and the price jumped to almo=
st $18

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