Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/16

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Subject: Re: Takeup Spool
From: Bill Welch <Bill.Welch@Pressroom.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 16:19:13 -0800

Greg Mironchuk wrote:
> 
> At 5:48 PM 2/15/97, Bill Welch wrote:
> >Marc James Small wrote:
> >>
> 
> >>   I preferred KNOWING the
> >> film was in the camera securely,
> >>
> >
> >
> >I agree with this. While you have to remove the spool on the original
> >version, it is much, much more secure and confidence-inspiring.
> >
> >Bill Welch
> 
> I have extremely rapid re-load on my M-3's... I stick a couple of rolls of
> films' leaders into spare take-up spools, and leave them like that, in my
> "Unexposed Film To Be Loaded" Pocket, until I need them.
> 
> I take out both the exposed film, and the take-up spool from the Camera To
> Be Re-Loaded, and stick them both in the "Exposed Film" Pocket, until I
> have time to deal with them... and then insert a Film and Spool Set into
> the empty camera.
> 
>                                                  Greg.
> 
>                                                       Greg Mironchuk
>                                               409 Central St, Saugus, MA 01906
>                                               617-941-8030 * 617-362-7417 page
>                                                     gregm@world.std.com

Greg, great idea. Are those spares commonly available?