Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Minolta (& Leitz) succeededed this with Minolta CLE - it could be done again. Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - ---------- > From: BIRKEY, DUANE <dbirkey@hcjb.org.ec> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Reason for no foam in the M-6 > Date: 03. hein=E4kuuta 1998 16:59 >=20 > Uh, the main reason you can't have foam in an M-6 is that it loads fr= om=20 > the bottom. You would probably destroy the foam loading your first r= oll=20 > of film. Quite honestly, I shoot with too many cameras, but they ha= ve=20 > box-end frame on the back or windows to keep me straight. I only hav= e=20 > 1-M6, but alternate films depending on the need, so I have to think l= ong=20 > and hard after a few days as to what kind of film is inside. But a = back > opening M-7 would look too much like a M-5, I'd prefer to keep the bo= ttom > loading construction of the M-6. =20 >=20 > Duane Birkey >=20 > HCJB World Radio > Quito Ecuador=20