Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/16

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Reloadable cassetts (was: M6 baseplate)
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:07:51 -0500

I never pay more than $5 for them. They are far superior to normal
cassettes because they CANNOT scratch film or leak light,

Ken Wilcox

At 8:08 -0500 1/15/0, a fine scholar, Martin Howard 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.
>
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