Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>As far as I know before WWII Leica itself manufactured - and >marketed - a special device for trimming the film evenly so it >doesn't >engage itself against the pressure plate. Isn't any of them around >anymore?? This is the ABLON template. They are still around. They cost around $100, from what I can see. This is fine for collectors and the rich, but for those of us who just like to use the cameras, scissors, knives, and, in an emergency, teeth work just as well. In sum, I'm too cheap to buy an ABLON. Howard Sanner flagstad@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html