Nikon 35mm film cameras I have owned, such as the F5, F100, and the N70 (all motorized) work that way also. Align the film leader with a mark and close the back - it's loaded. Jeff Kelley On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Same for the Canon QL cameras of the 70s I had referenced earlier in > the thread... > > > Eric Goldstein > > -- > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 1:15 AM, CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: (snipped) > >> To load my Pentax P30t you open the door, you place the film cartridge >> in its place and you rest the film leader on a red mark on the right, >> you shut the door and advance the film, that's all, it seems it has a >> motor but it does not have it. >> My German mechanical cameras are more complicated to load in general, >> but it's not a problem really. The SL 66 film insert was a bit >> confusing initially, but it's easy to load after you understood the >> system. >> >> Carlos > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list