[Leica] Leitz IIIc, IIIf, and IIIg Cameras

[dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)]

Or you can take bottom loading as a meditative moment (it's not going
to go fast, no matter how you look at it). I don't bother trimming the
film. I take the lens off, set the shutter to T, fire it, and stick my
fingers in the camera, pushing the film into place.

Some people stick a business card down the back of the camera and then
pass the film behind it. Swiss army knives are regarded as dangerous
objects when you travel :-)

Daniel

On 7/29/05, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig@summaventures.com> wrote:
> Marc James Small wrote:
> 
> > There are really two camera series here:  the IIIc and IIIf black-dial,
> > which share a common shutter mechanism, and the IIIf red-dial and IIIg 
> > with
> .....
> > Those who gripe about the bottom loading have an issue real to them, but 
> > it
> > really is not an issue.  You must trim the film, an issue of a 
> > five-second
> > recessional with your Swiss Army Knife's scissors, and Bob's your uncle.
> > It is, like casting a fly-fishing line, a matter of practice.  Do it 
> > thirty
> > times and you will wonder what all the fuss is about.
> >
> Very good mail. AS to bottom loading and trimming; you can save yourself a 
> lot
> of hassle by estimating how  much film you are likely to need (+1 roll) 
> trimming
> them before you go out and having enough film and a spare in your bag.
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
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