Yes. This was the Canon Quick Load (QL) feature we mentioned earlier in the thread discussing loading. It was found on several models including some of their SLRs. Great feature... Eric Goldstein On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Peter K. <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Then compare it to something like a Canon QL17, which is so simply its > almost drop and load. I used EOS film SLRs before I went digital. It was > indeed drop and load. Rarely used my older film cameras (except the Rollei) > after that. Sold the Contax, etc. Now they are just a bad memory. > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Hauke Fath <hauke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> >> At 13:43 Uhr -0700 1.8.2010, Peter K. wrote: >> >To each his own. If you have the time to play that's great. If you have >> > to >> >load a roll of film in a camera like this at an event your dead. I will >> >stick to the easier swing open backs. >> >> I'll try and time film-changing for the Contax II as opposed to the >> Rolleiflex SL35E when I have time. >> >> Rewinding is a different issue, though. Twiddling the Contaxes' rewind >> knob >> takes time. >> >> hauke >> >> -- >> "It's never straight up and down" (DEVO) >> >> >> --- >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Peter K > Ó¿Õ¬ > --- 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