Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Loading LTM
From: "steve lehuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 15:18:00 -0500

Marc,
I am not sure what ya'all are talking about. The standard Kodak, Ilford film
leader coming out of a cassette is already trimmed and i see no point in
trimming it any more for loading my 111G. I have never had a problem.
Steve
Annapolis

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>From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Loading LTM
>Date: Thu, Mar 2, 2000, 2:10 PM
>

> At 11:35 AM 3/2/2000 -0500, Skip Williams wrote:
>>I never cut my leaders, and I don't have any problem loading my IIIx
>>Leicas.  It's just one more hassle and anal thing, as far as I'm
>>concerned.  (and god knows, I have enough anal habits as it is!)
>
> Well, if you don't trim the leader, you run a fairly substantial risk of
> having a bit of the leader chip off on a gear and work its way into your
> camera's innards, requiring professional assistance to get it out again.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
>