Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A lot of camera stores sell pot-metal templates that resemble ABLON. I bought one and cut it down for regular 35mm leaders. Call Adray's at (313) 274-9500 and ask for photo. They had a few the last time I was there, and they were around 5 bucks. On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Howard Sanner wrote: > >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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html