Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/02

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Subject: Re: M3 No. 895671-What year?
From: sproul@psc.psc.sc.edu (Robert Sproul)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 08:51:22 -0500

>Brian
>
>The rapid-load kits fit ALL M1/2/3 cameras.  Frankly, though, I prefer the
>regular M3 loading -- it's slow but awfully certain.  In the '60's, they
>used to call the replacement spools 'never-load' kits.
>
>I've had loading problems on every Leica from M4 on, never had any on the
>earlier ones.  Took me years to trust my M6.
>
>Marc
>
>msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
>Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!

I'm glad to hear this candid opinion of the M-4 loading system. I thought
that I was doing something wrong when loading my M-4. Likewise, I never had
any problems loading an M-2.



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