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

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica film cartridges
From: "Paul Jones" <nrg666@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:35:30 +1000
References: <3.0.2.32.20020812224152.01445744@roanoke.infi.net> <000901c24277$cc705310$0200a8c0@lightningii>

Hi,

>>You may wish to check these metal film cassettes as they were made >> in
two different lengths

Does any one have a measurement for the correct ones to use in M series
cameras?

Thanks

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Rorschach" <don.ro@verizon.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica film cartridges


> 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!
> >
> > --
> > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html
> >
>
>
> --
> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html
>
- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

Replies: Reply from Dennis Painter <dennis@hale-pohaku.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica film cartridges)
In reply to: Message from Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Leica film cartridges)
Message from "Don Rorschach" <don.ro@verizon.net> (Re: [Leica] Leica film cartridges)