Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/04

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Trimming the film leader??
From: jredfern@ftn.net (Jae Redfern)
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 96 19:24 EST
 

>Finally, the "quick load" arrangement used on the M4, M4-2, M4-P, and M6
>Leicas still requires trimming of the film leader.  The earlier M's and the
>M5 do not.

Well this certainly gave me pause. I have never in my life trimmed a film
leader to load any of my camera bodies. (M2 with quick load spool kit,
M4,M4-2 and M4-P)
        Did I miss something?
That said, I always have found Leica Ms to be a right old sod to load with
cold hands.
;->
Jae