Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/06

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: loading screwmount Leicas
From: pervo@powertech.no (Per Volledal)
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 1996 15:05:42 +0100

Hello.

I've never had much problems loading my II and IIIa, but the IIIg is a real
problem. To load the IIIg in less than an hour, I have to cut a veeerry
long film leader, much longer than for the other screwmounts I have tried.
Can anyone tell me if Leica made any changes to the film transport
mechanism, or if this is more a fault with my camera?

Never had any problems loading film - without hooks or pund notes - with
the M4-P or M6.

I have an old heavy black Canon screw-mount 135 mm f:3.5 - 22 lens. I have
never read anything about this lens anywhere, or how it behaves. It makes
good images. Can anyone give me any information about this lens?


Lately I have been using a Contax G1, which makes wonderful negatives. But
the viewfiner is not even close to a M6 standard.





Per Volledal
pervo@powertech.no
Stenfeltbakken 47
N-1405 Langhus
Norway



Replies: Reply from Tom Hodge <thodge@charweb.org> (Re: This film leader thing is just a great, new "beginning")