----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:33 AM Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Kodak Film Formats At 01:26 AM 7/19/2010, David Sadowski wrote:>Ease of film loading was touted as the major advantage of 126 as can >stated in this period ad. Back then, a lot of snapshots had some >degree of edge fog due to improper loading (you were supposed to do it
>in the shade). 127 film is a LOT easier to load than was the 135 film of the era. If Kodak touted the ease of loading of 126, it was to show its "superiority" over 126. Take a dare: load your Canon R1 and then load your Baby Grey Rollei. See which one is easier to load -- hint: Rollei wins, yet again. MarcThe difficulty in loading 35mm cameras depends a lot on the design of the camera. Certainly cameras with openable or removeable backs are easier to load than the original Leica which reqired guiding the film into a slot. My Nikon F is practically drop-in loading as is my ancient Exakta Varex. I've never found roll film cameras to be difficult to load but then I am fairly adept at mechanical things, there are people who can't make instant coffee without knocking something over (even when sober) so I can imagine that some people would find a Box Brownie hard to load.
-- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USAdickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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