Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica film cassettes: Now a stupid N**** question
From: "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 22:43:44 -0500
References: <ee.cacc12e.2738ee3b@aol.com>

Tom:  Does Super-XX movie film have any endearing qualities these days?  I
know the LF folks like the Berger PPF film, comparing it to the old,
discontinued Super-XX in sheet film.

Mike D

- ----- Original Message -----
From: <TTAbrahams@aol.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica film cassettes: Now a stupid N**** question


> The Leica M-cassette is a pain to load, but it works very well. I have a
lot
> of them (around 150 I think) and occasionally I go nuts and load Super-XX
or
> Agfapan 250 movie stock in them. They are heavy, clumsy but you never get
a
> scratch on the film.  A 400 ft can of moviestock gives me about 75 fully
> loaded cassettes, enough for a week or two of shooting. I have tried the
> Nikon cassette, did not like it, tried the Canon cassette, did not like
that
> one either (I do keep a couple of Canon and Nikon rangefinders around,
just
> to reinforce my own belief, that the Leica M is the best!).
>  Avoid using Tech-Pan in M-cassettes. The spring that holds the end of the
> film on the centerspool is strong and trying to tear TechPan is futile
(and
> you can never find the knife or scissors in the dark! This is one of the
laws
> of darkroom work!).
> Tom A
>

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