Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica film cartridges
From: "Don Rorschach" <don.ro@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 22:16:21 -0500
References: <3.0.2.32.20020812224152.01445744@roanoke.infi.net>

You may wish to check these metal film cassettes as they were made in two
different lengths. As I recall, the shorter ones work with the M series
cameras while the longer ones were made for the earlier model Leica cameras.

Just a suggestion.

I have many of the M series cassettes and love to use them.

Don Rorschach
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc James Small" <msmall@infi.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica film cartridges


> At 07:05 PM 8/12/02 -0700, Jack Herron wrote:
> >Hello,
> >    I am new on the list, and admit I joined primarily to get some
> >information.
> >    I have an M3 and two IIIC's, so I am a user, and collector.  I
recently
> >purchased three of the old metal film cartridges made by Leica, and would
> >like to use them.  It is evident how the camera opens the cartridge, but
I
> >admit I have no idea how to load them.  The cartridges are too long to
fit
> >in either the Lloyd's or Watson type bulk loaders, and if they did fit,
> >there would still be no way to open/close the cartridge door will the
loader
> >was closed.
> >    Does anyone on the list use these things?  How do you get the film
into
> >them?
>
> Trust me, the Leica cassettes will work magnificently in the Watson
loader;
>  it has the proper cam to close them after you have spun the film into
> them.  I believe they also work on the Lloyd's loader, but I'm too damned
> tired right now to go upstairs to check.
>
> System compatibility is great, and Leica cassettes, in one of two forms,
> will fit every Leica from the original Standard to the middle-range M6.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@infi.net  FAX:  +276/343-7315
> Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!
>
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Replies: Reply from "Paul Jones" <nrg666@hotmail.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica film cartridges)
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