stvn66 Posted March 12, 2023 Share #1 Â Posted March 12, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, Can someone please clarify this for me. A spring top film spool will only work in a iiig whereas a iiif has a fixed top film spool only. I have just purchased a iiif and had a lot of trouble trying to load the film and then I wasn't sure if the iiif should have a fixed top spool, this iiif has a spring top spool? Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Geschlecht Posted March 12, 2023 Share #2  Posted March 12, 2023 Hello stvn66, Welcome to the Forum. IIIf & earlier screw mount cameras take spool 14021. IIIg & Ig models take the same 14022 spool that M1, M2, M3 & MD cameras take. Best Regards, Michael 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted March 12, 2023 Share #3 Â Posted March 12, 2023 I have a spring loaded spool in my IIIf. The loading of film into a IIIf is hairy. I have the IIIf almost during my lifetime and it was and is a time-consuming action still. Well time-consuming is not the right word. I have to be careful. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroplait Posted March 12, 2023 Share #4 Â Posted March 12, 2023 48 minutes ago, jankap said: I have a spring loaded spool in my IIIf. The loading of film into a IIIf is hairy. I have the IIIf almost during my lifetime and it was and is a time-consuming action still. Well time-consuming is not the right word. I have to be careful. I too have had barnacks for quite a while, yet they are the only cameras I mis-load from time to time - even though I try to be extra careful. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted March 12, 2023 Share #5  Posted March 12, 2023 Screwmount Leicas prior to the III/Ig originally had a rigid spool (SPULM)(1931-53) with a back-compatible spring loaded version SVOOP (14021) introduced in 1954. I have a Canon spring loaded spool in my III (Model F) - makes it much easier to remove the spool The Ig/IIIg share the same spring loaded spool, SPOOM (14022)(1955) as the M's (M1, M2, M3 & MD)   see this link  1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stvn66 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share #6  Posted March 12, 2023 Thank you very much gentlemen, I have had various II & III models and thought by now I had mastered film loading, it is reassuring to know others have the same issues 😔 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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