Re: loading your leica m
When it comes to loading film, the fastest, most foolproof M camera is, to my mind . . . the M5. Yes, my friends: I too shunned this odd camera for many years, for all the usual reasons. But I have found my recently acquired example a delight to use, not least because of its fast, unfiddly film-takeup system, which unfortunately didn't find its way into other models.
(I would also mention that the ttl meter is ingenious and accurate, that the shutter is the quietest of any M camera I've owned; and considering the bulk of many modern slrs, the 5 doesn't look nearly so big and ugly as it used to. But I don't want to start any arguments here.)
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