Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Boy, Alastair, you're lucky ... to have decent camera stores around. Jerry, you can take your pick, metal or plastic, from Calumet. You can even get them with the right patterns for EI 100, 200 or 400 ... but I've never needed that for my Leicas (M2, M3, M4). http://www.calumetphoto.com This link might get you directly to the right page (I hope). http://www.calumetphoto.com/syrinx/ctl?PAGE=Controller&ac.ui.pn=cat.CatTree&page=3 They're on Darkroom->Darkroom Accessories->General Accessories (third page) Daniel On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Alastair Firkin wrote: > Plastic is the only variety you can get : I think: they are even > available in Ballarat quite freely, so I would think any decent camera > store would have or could get them > > On Friday, Aug 15, 2003, at 13:49 Australia/Melbourne, Jerry Lehrer > wrote: > > > Rich > > > > I have tried to find plastic cassettes, but have had no luck. > > > > Were did you find them? > > > > Jerry > > > > tripspud wrote: > > > >> Hi! > >> > >> You know, I've just rolled up 5 dozen plastic screwcapped > >> cassettes from bulk film. There is no metal in these cassettes. > >> You could easily carry these in your pockets or a few less. > >> The metal detector will not be set off. Your film will > >> not subject to damage from airport security x-raying. > >> You are not violating any laws or restrictions doing > >> this throughout the world excepting dictatorships. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Rich Lahrson > >> Berkeley, California > >> tripspud@transbay.net > >> > >> Afterswift@aol.com wrote: > >> > >>> In a message dated 8/14/03 3:57:17 PM, abridge@mac.com writes: > >>> > >>> << I've been flying for the last year with Tri-X with no ill > >>> effects. I've > >>> flown with Neopan 1600, asked to have it hand-checked, and have > >>> always > >>> had it checked with no problems. >> > >>> > >>> AB, > >>> > >>> It depends on the airport. San Francisco is murder on Tri-X. > >>> Remember, you > >>> get zapped with the stuff coming and going. As for hand inspection, > >>> the > >>> inspectors don't have the time to fool with it in most cases. > >>> > >>> br > >>> -- > >>> 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 > > > > > Alastair > > -- > 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