Can chain be detached from case?

I just bought a Minox B camera with case and chain in beautiful condition. Upon examining the chain and case, it looked to me that there is no way to free the chain from the case -- neither end fits through the metal grommet in the end of the case! Am I missing something here? Or is it not supposed to be free of the case. It looks to me that the case might get in the way when measuring...

You're not missing anything. You can simply hook the case out of the

way with your little fingerwhen you are using the chain for measuring.

The chain is a field expedient. If you're doing serious closeup

work, I'd suggest a tripod and ruler, or the Minox copy stand.

 

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I personally have switched to a padded nylon pocket knife case to

hold my Minox (and preserve the leather case) and I have had to forego

using the chain because I couldn't find a way to remove it from the

case without unwanted surgery.

Rob, the B (IIIs) case is designed to stay with the chain, and not to be taken off.

<p> When you use the B, the case naturally slips away and hangs on to the chain, and you don't have to worry about

put the case in pocket. This slip-away-on-a-chain-case is unique to Minox A & B.

<p> If you really wnat to remove the chain, it can be done easily: use a small plier to open up the ring which holds the chain, and you can remove the chain easily. After remove the chain

use the same plier to close the gap of the pear shape ring. You may use a piece of string to loop through the ring as a neck strap to carry the Minox camera.

What I did, was unhooked the button fastener side of the the chain

and connected the chain and button fastener with a very small key

ring. This way, I can easily remove it when necessary.

IMO, the lastest case and chain on Minox CLX and Minox AX is

the most convenient of all variations of chain/case

 

These cases are the old Minox IIIs/B stype side open case

and the chains can be easily removed from the camera and case.

 

unlike case/chain for IIIs/B, one can remove the chain and case

from the camera easily, but to remove the chain from the case, a

plier is needed;

also unlike the LX/TLX case, a plier is needed to remove the chain

from the case.

 

<p> With AX and CLX, removing the chain from the camera automatically

remove the chain from the case.