Film spool for Leica iiif

[stvn66]

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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

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[Michael Geschlecht]

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

[jankap]

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.

[nitroplait]

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.

[romualdo]

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)

 

 

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[stvn66]

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 😔