Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier wrote, in part: > Rather an ingenious mechanism. You can find them used for > about $15US to $30US each. > Metal reloadable film cassetts sell at B&H for 32 cents each. Assuming the lower end price of $15, that means that for every Leica cassett, I can get about 50 regular bulk-loading cassetts. I'm guessing that each one can be used safely, say conservatively, four times before there is risk of light leaks from deteriorating felt trap (or scratches, for that matter) necessitate throwing it away. Call me cheap, but a 32 cent cassett used four times and then replaced means that until I've shot a total of around 190 rolls of film, it's cheaper than the Leica cassett. And a hell of a lot less fiddly to load. M. - -- Martin Howard | "Very funny Scotty. Now beam down Interactive Systems Designer | my clothes." email: mvhoward@mac.com | www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------