kevin k Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Got my first LTM (IIIf RD), and only now noticed the film spool says "Canon". Is it safe to use or should I replace with OEM model ? Luckily I shoot without my glasses or I couldn't use the LTM's. Love the small size, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Perfectly safe to use the Canon spool. Consider it an "upgrade". The Canon spool has a patented mechanism such that the knob you have to pull on can pop out further (push and turn CCW), so you can get a decent hold on it. Just tested one of mine in my Leica IIIa, it has exactly the same "slippage" on the clutch as a Leica spool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Any idea about sources for spare takeup spools? (other than robbing a dead LTM). Worries me not to have one. Do the Russkie cameras have a type that fits Leica LTM? Which models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I wear glasses, use them with my IIIC. The rangefinder/viewfinder on these toys is usually irrelevant for me: I mostly use a 35mm lens, rarely 50mm...the wonderful Leica 35mm bright frame finder (Hoochie Koochie or Nookienookums or some such) is fine with glasses. I even use that finder for 90mm (usually just visualize 90mm in the 35 field, rather than bothering with my 90mm finder). That bright frame finder is the absolute ultimate photographic object in any format IMHO :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom5 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I agree about the 35mm finder - SBLOO. I got one as part of a package with a Nicca. The finder is fantastic. However, the foot is a little wide for prewar Leicas, though it works great on the Nicca and on postwar Leicas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Leica still sells new take up spools for the IIIf. There was a thread here a couple of years ago on that subject. Serch the archive. The cost as I recall was around $90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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