Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com>wrote: >Has anyone else had multiple problems with the Leica quick-load system? >I recently acquired an M4, and have wound up trashing about a half-dozen >rolls of film (and far too many lost shots) because the &^%$#@! film had >not >advanced. I?ve tried checking it (it seems to be advancing before I shut >the door), and I still lose rolls. >I?ve NEVER lost a roll with the old style spool threading to a misload. Is >it me, or is there something strange with this system that I?m missing? At >this rate I?ll probably look to swap it for a CLAd M2 with the good old >spool system. >Jim Shulman >Wynnewood, PA ==================================================================================================== It's not you. Back when our department was all film, I got to use some M4's, but I also always had trouble getting them to load reliably. This is one of the reasons I prefer the M3 and M2. I find my IIIf easier to load than the M4, too; I've never had the film fail to advance in it. While having a built in meter would be handy, I've never wanted an M6 because of the supposed quick load feature and also because the build quality didn't feel as solid as the 2 or 3 to me. I never handled an M7. I vote for the spool system too. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer UPAA POY 1978 University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee amr3 at uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/