Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken "Spare takeup spool"? I have never seen one for less than $20 US. I had to buy one to replace one that got "lost" on a sold Leica that was returned to me. Just pre-trim the ends on the rolls that you carry. Jerry Ken Wilcox wrote: > Uh Howard- > > Al you need do is trim the film leader before you go out for your > shot, and put it back into the container, or better yet, attach it to > a spare takeup spool. Film loading is NOT a major factor. > > Ken Wilcox > > At 11:16 PM -0700 6/28/03, Martin Howard wrote: > >Marc James Small attempted to corrupt a poor, unsuspecting Leica newbie: > > > >>The IIIc/IIIf is a wonderful > >>camera to use and the only advantage of this Bessa item is an inbuilt > >>light-meter. I generally use "Sunny 16" when I am outside, at any event, > >>so I don't really see this as an overwhelming advantage for the Bessa. > > > >Two words: Film loading. > > > >In the time it takes you to get out your pocket knife to trim the > >leader for the IIIc, our Bessa owner has loaded his camera and taken > >three shots. > > > >By the time that you have opened your pocket knife, sliced off the > >tip of your left hand's index finger, cut the leader, refolded and > >replaced your pocket knife, managed to wiggle the take-up spool out > >of the bottom of the camera, dropped the take-up spool, hunted > >around on your hands-and-knees on aunt Martha's shag carpet for the > >take-up spool, pried the take-up spool from aunt Martha's possessive > >Yorkshire terrier's growling fangs, got the film leader into the > >take-up spool, tried cramming the film and take-up spool back into > >the camera only to realize that you've fed the film leader into the > >take-up spool the wrong way, correctly aligned film leader into > >take-up spool, tried getting the now buckled film into the camera > >body, had to remove the lens and put the shutter on B and stuck your > >fingers (which are now trying to simultaneously maintain pressure on > >the shutter release, juggle a Russian 35mm Biogon copy, the take-up > >spool, a film reel, the IIIc, and a baseplate, all without > >scratching the huge, bulging rear element of the lens, or dropping > >anything within reach of the Yorkshire terrier) through the lens > >mount to guide the film into place over the sproket wheels which are > >carefully hidden from view, remounted the lens, remounted the > >baseplate, and wound on the film gingerly hoping that it isn't going > >to pull off the take-up spool so that you have to do the whole thing > >once again, our Bessa owner has shot six rolls of film, had them > >developed, printed ten images, won a photographic competition with > >one of his shots, and bought an M6TTL .58x with the prize money. > > > >Yes, the LTMs are very nice cameras (I owned and shot with a Leica > >II) -- but just *perhaps* the Bessa has other advantages than a > >built-in light meter. > > > >M. > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > __________________________________________________________________________________ > Ken Wilcox > Recue a Greyound! Call 1.800.GO HOUND > klw.51 at comcast.net or > visit www.rescuegrayhounds.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