Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Sometimes you might have to stop to shorten the film a bit because >you got it too long before putting it in, but with some practice, it's just >as fast, or faster, and more reliable than any manually loaded SLR. But, Eric, the original poster was comparing the M6 to auto load cameras. Like the Contax G2...auto load. I don't care how quick you are the G2/EOS1n/R8/F5 yada yada are all quicker & easier to load than the manual load upside down M6 is. See original post below not clipped out of context: dkhong@pacific.net.sg wrote: >While film loading is an essential part of handling any camera, I find that >film loading on my F90 or G2 or even my P&S a breeze compared to my M6. >With the former I always get frame #1 after a short whirrrrrr. The >baseplate on the M6 is a pain, the flap at the back offers at most a peek, >and when the film is wound I have to consciously eye the rewind knob to >confirm that the film is truly running. Except for the challenge to my >dexterity everytime I load the M6, and for the supposedly stronger >construction of the M body (as contributed by the baseplate design), I find >the leica M film loading design terribly archaic. Best regards, Harrison McClary http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto preview my book: http://www.volmania.com mail: mcclary@iname.com