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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 22/3/2010: Leica at the Chandos

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 22/3/2010: Leica at the Chandos
From: Wayne Harridge <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:39:57 +1100



> Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Screw-mount Leicas require a film 'leader' about twice as long as  
> normal - they are a bugger to load. To help, Leica made a template  
> called an ABLON (once every Leica product had a five letter code and  
> Oh there were a lot of them). It was a flat, slotted metal device that  
> you could slip the film end into and simply trim by running a knife  
> around the edge. Of course, original ABLON's now command a good price  
> so you can get reproductions and recently I saw someone selling little  
> leather pouches for them out of China.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 

I've only handled a few of the Russian Leica clones and I don't recall them 
having the same method of film loading as the early Leicas.  So, did the 
Russians actually improve on the Leica ?

...Wayne

Wayne Harridge

http://lrh.structuregraphs.com
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