Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congrats on a good deal! I also have been intrigued by the LTM Leicas. The desire is purely physical‹what beautiful cameras‹ and I have been able to control it so far as my actual photo needs are met by my Ms. I would love a IIIF-ST with the IIIG shutter speeds but I do not know if this is possible. Maybe I do not want to know. John Collier > From: "steve lehuray" <icommag@toad.net> > > John, > This is almost silly that I am so confident about this particular point I > must sound arrogant, which I am not. But, I have to tell you that I really > became very facinated with the Leica LTM cameras from books and from LTM > owners here on the LUG. I knew when the chance came I would get one and last > November while browsing at PENN Camera in DC they had one, which after > refusing to leave until they took my $800 offer I had one which included a > 135mm Hector. I ordered a 50mm Summitar the same day from Sam Soshan. Then > the 111G sat on my kitchen table for a week before I built up the courage to > try and load it. The whole strategy was slow and easy. So after easing the > spool and cassette into the body I gently wiggled the film advance until I > could feel that it had caught, I then slowly advanced it one frame and then > took the slack out of the cassette and advanced it 2 more frames. Mopped my > brow, phew, that was'nt so bad. Since then the dozen or so rolls has been > the same story. But I am going to try trimming the leader and see what > happens. BTW I love the look that the Summitar gives. > Steve > Annapolis > > ---------- >> From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> >> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Loading LTM and Sailing >> Date: Fri, Mar 3, 2000, 2:03 PM >> > >> Steve, >> >> I too am quite light on equipment so I understand what you mean. However, >> every now and then, The "Hand Of G**" strikes me down and I have learned to >> take all reasonable precautions. I know that you must have prepared and >> maintained your boats carefully and I am the same way with my cars. If you >> do what should be done then, surprisingly to some people, everything goes >> well. I think of the leader trimming advice as this kind of prep. >> >> John Collier >> >>> From: "steve lehuray" <icommag@toad.net> >>> >>> John, >>> I did not wish to sound arrogant but loading my 111G so far has been very >>> trouble free the way I have been doing without trimming the leader anymore >>> than it already is. I might add that I have all my life had a very delicate >>> touch with mechanical things and I don't break things: formula race cars, >>> many years and thousands of laps with very rare breakage; ocean single >>> handed sailing, thousands of miles in the Atlantic in all kinds of weather >>> and nothing has ever broken; my Nikons, have never seen service; my MAC >>> always boots up. So, with all due respect to you and Marc and Sherry some >>> people are born klutzes and some are blessed with the 'touch'. Loading a >>> Leica LTM could be tricky but if I were to 'feel' something amiss I would >>> stop and try a different way. I suspect that the 4" trim rule came from >>> Leitz antiquity where a Leica 'born klutz' engineer probably had fat >>> fingers. >>> Steve >>> Annapolis >>> >>> ---------- >>>> From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> >>>> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Loading LTM >>>> Date: Fri, Mar 3, 2000, 10:12 AM >>>> >>> >>>> I know how Marc and Sherry feel. An expert just cannot get any respect in >>>> their hometown. Many times I have told my customers to do (or not to do) >>>> something and they have given me that laughing, knowing smile. I wish I >>>> could say they were as cheerful later on. I glad to hear that you have had >>>> the camera so long that you can disregard advice from people who have >>>> decades of experience and are trying to do you a favour! >>>> >>>> John Collier >>>> >>>> >>>>> From: "steve lehuray" <icommag@toad.net> >>>>> >>>>> Marc, >>>>> I appreciate the warning, which I have also gotten from Sherry Krauter and >>>>> she threatened me with charging me double to clean out the film chips when >>>>> the 111G jams up because I have not done the trimming thing. But the way >>>>> that I have been loading it has been so simple and trouble free I have had >>>>> no motive to try trimming the leader. BTW, I have two M's and several > Nikons >>>>> but I really love using this LTM even with the dual eyepieces which is >>>>> very >>>>> easy to adapt to. It's a jewel and I am glad I bought it a few months ago. >>>>> 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! >>>>>> >>>> >>