Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You may wish to check these metal film cassettes as they were made in two different lengths. As I recall, the shorter ones work with the M series cameras while the longer ones were made for the earlier model Leica cameras. Just a suggestion. I have many of the M series cassettes and love to use them. Don Rorschach - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" <msmall@infi.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica film cartridges > At 07:05 PM 8/12/02 -0700, Jack Herron wrote: > >Hello, > > I am new on the list, and admit I joined primarily to get some > >information. > > I have an M3 and two IIIC's, so I am a user, and collector. I recently > >purchased three of the old metal film cartridges made by Leica, and would > >like to use them. It is evident how the camera opens the cartridge, but I > >admit I have no idea how to load them. The cartridges are too long to fit > >in either the Lloyd's or Watson type bulk loaders, and if they did fit, > >there would still be no way to open/close the cartridge door will the loader > >was closed. > > Does anyone on the list use these things? How do you get the film into > >them? > > Trust me, the Leica cassettes will work magnificently in the Watson loader; > it has the proper cam to close them after you have spun the film into > them. I believe they also work on the Lloyd's loader, but I'm too damned > tired right now to go upstairs to check. > > System compatibility is great, and Leica cassettes, in one of two forms, > will fit every Leica from the original Standard to the middle-range M6. > > Marc > > msmall@infi.net FAX: +276/343-7315 > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! > > -- > 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