> 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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