[Leica] What SHOULD the week at Photokina bring? Open back Mloading

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

B. D. Colen said:

Subject: RE: RE: [Leica] What SHOULD the week at Photokina bring? Open back
Mloading


> You are a member of a strange group, Steve. Lord knows that I am used to
> Leica M loading after all these years, and can certainly do it quickly.
> But even after all these years, there is NO WAY I would ever describe it
> as being as easy as conventional open back loading. I may be a member of
> a small, odd group, but I have never dropped a Nikon F100 back while
> loading film, nor have I ever started to put an F100 back on
> backwards... :-)  <<<<,

Ahhhhhhh but B.D. mon ami, the secret is in how one holds it in their teeth.
:-)

Like the old pirate days and their daggers. In the mouth and you never put
the sharp side inwards to the mouth! Otherwise one could have a big smile
factor! ;-)

M base plate? Piece of cake! Twist and off!

Into mouth always in teeth, held firmly but not clenching. You snap base
plate off and into the mouth so the plate edges are up with the lock screw
to the right side of the mouth. Change film with eyes closed, take base
plate and set to bottom of upturned camera, lock and loaded!  ;-) Shoot a
few frames, click-click and a way you go taking real pictures.:-)

Now remember it has everything to do with KISS!    "Keep it simple sweet
heart!" ;-)

And do it faster than you can read this. ;-)

ted