Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rich Y'know I used LTM cameras from 1946 to 1959 without trimming commercial film. Kodak, Ansco, and Agfa. I used the leader as it came without taping it to the spool. I thought the film trimmers were only used to prepare bulk loaded film. I never had a problem using commercially packaged film. Jerry tripspud wrote: > Hi Jerry, > > Or get ABLON, the Leitz film trimmer for the screwmount cameras. > Around 50 to 60 dollars. Interestingly, I had originally won an eBay > auction for a 'copy' of ABLON, but backed out of the deal because > the other end was not the right shape to cut the film to put into the > Leitz cassettes. If the end is cut right, the design is such that > it is unnecessary to tape the film to the spool. > > I'm still working on getting these Leitz cassettes to fit in my > Canon IVSb. I've had to do some filing down of the end knob > on the cassettes, as the Canon will not latch at the bottom > correctly without filing. > > If you don't use an ABLON or it's aftermarket, be careful > in making the cut. The angle can cause an overcut and it's > possible to tear the film. A small piece of film can jam up > these cameras if it gets caught up in the mechanism. > > Cheers, > > Rich Lahrson > Berkeley, California > tripspud@transbay.net > > Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > 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! 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