[rollei_list] Re: Difficult To Load?

  • From: Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:55:44 -0500

At 01:31 PM 8/2/2010, you Marc wrote:
At 02:24 PM 8/2/2010, CarlosMFreaza wrote:

>I had mentioned my Pentax P30t for the QL feature too.
>Contax II prewar film loading system is not so simple like for the
>newer Japanese cameras, but it's still pretty easy except for the fact
>today it's necessary to cut the film leader to insert it in the short
>taking spool slots,

The later take-up spools (1854 to 1973) have a notch on one side allowing the film leader to be inserted without the need for any additional clipping. It is VERY fast.

Marc

I never realized they went back that far.

DAW

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