Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 15/1/00 6:08 pm, Martin Howard at mvhoward@mac.com wrote: > John Collier wrote, in part: > >> Rather an ingenious mechanism. You can find them used for >> about $15US to $30US each. >> > > Metal reloadable film cassetts sell at B&H for 32 cents each. Assuming the > lower end price of $15, that means that for every Leica cassett, I can get > about 50 regular bulk-loading cassetts. I'm guessing that each one can be > used safely, say conservatively, four times before there is risk of light > leaks from deteriorating felt trap (or scratches, for that matter) > necessitate throwing it away. > > Call me cheap, but a 32 cent cassett used four times and then replaced means > that until I've shot a total of around 190 rolls of film, it's cheaper than > the Leica cassett. And a hell of a lot less fiddly to load. > > M. Hey Martin, I for one will not call you cheap ( or late for dinner). I do not use any reloadable casettes myself but the question was asked and I did answer. John Collier How about frugal, tight, squeaky....... :)