Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have owned a IIIg since 1956 when I purchased it new. Most films at that time had a long leader tongue except for Anscochrome. Its shorter tongue, similiar to those we see today, did not always make it possible for the film to run through the camera. A Leica dealer sold me a template for trimming the film and its use solved my problem. Now, I trim the film with a tongue approximately 2.5 inches without the template. I have found this helpful with all my LTM Leicas. Roland Smith - ----- Original Message ----- From: steve lehuray <icommag@toad.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Loading LTM > Marc, > I am not sure what ya'all are talking about. The standard Kodak, Ilford film > leader coming out of a cassette is already trimmed and i see no point in > trimming it any more for loading my 111G. I have never had a problem. > Steve > Annapolis > > ---------- > >From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> > >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Loading LTM > >Date: Thu, Mar 2, 2000, 2:10 PM > > > > > At 11:35 AM 3/2/2000 -0500, Skip Williams wrote: > >>I never cut my leaders, and I don't have any problem loading my IIIx > >>Leicas. It's just one more hassle and anal thing, as far as I'm > >>concerned. (and god knows, I have enough anal habits as it is!) > > > > Well, if you don't trim the leader, you run a fairly substantial risk of > > having a bit of the leader chip off on a gear and work its way into your > > camera's innards, requiring professional assistance to get it out again. > > > > Marc > > > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > > Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > > >