Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom, I used a Watson for about 15 years with no trouble. A few words of advice, though. I always use nylon filament tape to attach the film to the plastic film spool. With anything else I found that occasionally the film would tear loose at the end of the roll (especially if using a motor drive). I also would buy 100' or 50' rolls and load the whole thing at once - rather than leaving film in the loader for any period of time. Lastly, I use cannisters for no more than 2-3 times and then toss them. It might be possible to get more life out of them, but I've never had any scratching problems. Bryan - ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Finnegan <tomf@piengr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 8:52 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Bulk Film Loaders > > With ala the extra film I've been running through my Leicas lately, I've > decided to economize a bit by buying my film in bulk 100' rolls.Which > means, of course, that I need to buy a loder and some cassettes. Do people > have any preferances for which readily available bulk loader (Alden, Lloyd, > Watson,...) or cassettes they like. Thanks in advance. > > Tom Finnegan > Seattle > >