m7-bulk film cassettes

[mojobebop]

i need to know if bulk film cassettes
fit inside the leica m7.

does anyone know for certain?

thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

[SteveHicks]

I use bulk film cassettes with my m7 with no problems. The only thing I had to figure out was that, if one leaves the ISO setting on "DX", the m7 automatically sets the metering to 100iso. I overexposed a roll of triX doing that. You just have to be mindful of the iso setting.

 

[mojobebop]

I use bulk film cassettes with my m7 with no problems. The only thing I had to figure out was that, if one leaves the ISO setting on "DX", the m7 automatically sets the metering to 100iso. I overexposed a roll of triX doing that. You just have to be mindful of the iso setting.

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thanks for the response. i was worried bulk cassettes might be too tight, but
i did get some from adorama, and they work fine.

i'm curious about something else.
the iso setting on the m7.
mine is really difficult to select/turn.

are they all like that, or is it limited to the
used one i purchased.

thanks again,
r

 

[Benjamin]

Perhaps it's just tight to stop it from slipping. I guess these things are designed to wear in.

On another note, though I don't know if it's relevant to you, it also seems that one can purchase DX coded bulk cassettes.

All the best, Benjamin

 

[maddoc]

Bulk film cassettes (not the original Leica metal ones) work in my M7. One more tip, I have bought some Kodak Double-X 5222 film pre-loaded in film-canisters of disposable cameras. These canister have a bar-code at the position where the DX code should be and my M7 "reads" 5000ASA ... Covering the bar-code with black tape helped.

The ASA and DX dial are both more difficult to set than at my former M6 or M6TTL.