Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Getting film into the film gate in M6
From: Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 16:25:08 -0700
References: <9C688FB52A05D51194750002B325B5F739898F@hrccex.hrcc.on.ca> <OE36MiOpQljyYPzgvJj00007c00@hotmail.com>

At 03:24 PM 8/8/01 -0700, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>Mxsmanic wrote:
> >
> > Jonathan writes:
> >
> > > But believe me, that minimal effort, done in the
> > > comfort of your own home, pales in comparison to
> > > the frustration of holding that baseplate in your
> > > mouth and struggling to get film loaded past the kink
> > > while photographic opportunites whiz by.
> >
> > Frankly, when I know that I'll be in a situation that requires fast and 
> furious
> > shooting, I switch to the Nikons.
>
>I'd recommend selling your Leicas as you don't seem to have the time to learn
>how to load them as quickly as they are designed to be.
>
>My Leicas load as quickly as my Nikons did but it took some real commitment on
>my part to get in the groove with the camera system but putting my other 
>cameras
>on ice for months. I didnt just use them when i thought nothing was going 
>to happen.
>
>Your Nikons do everything for you why bore us with your half assed non
>commitment to them?. Do they look good on your shelf? Your website is a Nikon
>add. Your presence here is one of a troll. The fact that you don't have the
>presence to leave your name is certainly an indication of this.
>
>
>Mark Rabiner
>
>Portland, Oregon
>USA
>
>http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/


Yeah!

Jim

In reply to: Message from "Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca> (RE: [Leica] Getting film into the film gate in M6)
Message from "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> (Re: [Leica] Getting film into the film gate in M6)