Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIc - Film leader
From: Marshall Hunt <huntmc2@fuse.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 23:10:19 -0400
References: <3EFF6E0E.6040306@mindspring.com>

Did you ever notice the scratch on the side of each Leica film cassette?
It's the template of the curve the film is supposed to follow when it's
properly cut.  Cassette users don't even need the ABLON so long as the curve
is followed.

Howard Sanner wrote:

> Marc James Small notes:
>
> > I generally cut
> > my film in advance
>
>         This is what I do, too. A knife or pair of scissors is all that's
> needed, no special accessories at all. I suppose teeth would do
> the trick in a pinch, but I've never tried it since the film in
> my bag has always been trimmed.
>
> > And the rest of the loading process is fast, not as fast
> > as with some other cameras, but not as slow as you indicate.
>
>         I can load any of my screwmount Leicas at least as fast as I can
> load my M3's or M2. The M6 and others with the "tulip" may be as
> fast or faster to load. (At all odds, I think the "tulip" loading
> system is one of the great photographic innovations of our time.)
>
>         Actually, I sometimes find that the bigger issue is getting the
> exposed cassette out of the camera. Some are slightly larger in
> diameter than others, and they can be hard to pull out.
>
>                                         Howard Sanner
>                                         flagstad@mindspring.com
>
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In reply to: Message from Howard Sanner <flagstad@mindspring.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica IIIc - First RF?)