Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Should we have a M6 film loading contest?
From: "Mark Pope" <mark.teampope@ntlworld.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 19:22:35 +0100
References: <4D2DC4211C50D311A64C0008C75D6BC507EDE54F@m07.ibx.com> <011c01c14b88$57441680$56234d18@gv.shawcable.net>

C'mon Ted,

it's a bit of fun.  Having said that I won't be entering the contest - I'm
way too slow.  That said, I take about the same time as it takes my wife to
load her Canon EOS (Rebel) 300.

Regards

Mark Pope
Swindon, Wilts
UK

http://www.monomagic.co.uk
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: 02 October 2001 22:22
Subject: Re: [Leica] Should we have a M6 film loading contest?


> Alfie Wang wrote:
> >>> A lot of people claim that the M6 is difficult to the load the 35mm
film
> > into. What is the record time that you managed to load a M6? Any
difficult
> > or offbeat experiences with M6 film loading?
> >
> > Another question: Should we have a M6 film loading contest? After all,
it
> > sounds like a most entertaining experience.<<<<<
>
> Alfie lad,
> For heavens sake get serious, this isn't a bunch of people with nothing
more
> to do with their time but play foolish games with their Leica's, M6 or
> otherwise.
>
> May I suggest old chap, load your camera and get the hell out of the house
> then make useful time of life and shoot a zillion images.
>
> Then after that, you'll be very very quick loading the M6 and not ever
> consider it a "contest thing again."
>
> Sorry to sound rather gruff, but the M6 is a taking picture camera not
> playing toy time with it.
> ted
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>
>
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In reply to: Message from "Wang, Albert" <Albert.Wang@ibx.com> ([Leica] Should we have a M6 film loading contest?)
Message from "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Should we have a M6 film loading contest?)