Motorised SLRs with film leader out capability?

[blockend]

Much as I enjoy using automated SLRs, I'm tired of fishing around inside the cassette to extract the leader. As I re-use cassettes a few times, destroying them after one use isn't an option. Any suggestion for AF SLRs with leader out setting? Preferably Canon or Nikon because I have AF lenses for them, but I'm prepared to consider alternatives.

 

[pthornto]

Canon elan 7. I have one and take advantage of this in the custom functions. Other canons should have this feature as well.

 

[removedacct3]

Pentax MZ-S.

 

[blockend]

Thanks for the replies. I'll check them out.

 

[Les Sarile]

Canon EOS1 & 3

 

[Fixcinater]

Canon EOS1 & 3

The EOS 3 is easy to set leader in/out at will.

 

[AgX]

Canon elan 7. I have one and take advantage of this in the custom functions. Other canons should have this feature as well.

The Canon T-90 (non AF) has got this feature by means of two dedicated soldering patches at its flexboard to be bridged.

Thus it in case a succeeding AF model did not got an external-button solution for this, it nevertheless might got such dedicated soldering patches.

 

[EdSawyer]

Eos 1v for sure, also the a2 I think as well.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

Canon EOS1, 1N, 1NRS, RT, 5, 50E, 3, 1V, 1VHS. Film-leader out on rewind in all cases is set in custom functions.

 

[dabsond]

Several minoltas

 

[cooltouch]

The Nikon F2 with MD2/MB1 motor drive has this capability when you install the MF-3 back. I had one years ago, and really liked it because it also had a nice contoured grip on it. The durn things have gotten really spendy in recent years, though.

 

[John_Nikon_F]

F3 with the MF-6/6B or MF-18 backs, then you can sometimes get F4 bodies that have been modified to leave the leader out. I'm assuming the F5 can be had with the same modification.

-J

 

[blockend]

The Canon T-90 (non AF) has got this feature by means of two dedicated soldering patches at its flexboard to be bridged.

Thus it in case a succeeding AF model did not got an external-button solution for this, it nevertheless might got such dedicated soldering patches.

I recently sold my T90 and don't recall a leader out setting. Was this a user modification?

 

[blockend]

Pentax MZ-S.

I saw Araki using one of these recently. Unfortunately they're rather pricey even before needing a set of lenses.

 

[benjiboy]

I recently sold my T90 and don't recall a leader out setting. Was this a user modification?

Yes,there is a guy who makes the electronic kits and sells them online

 

[AgX]

I recently sold my T90 and don't recall a leader out setting. Was this a user modification?

As I indicated it is about two patches on the internal electronics (foil-printed circuit) to be bridged by soldering. Something to be done by a camera technician. Or an experienced Apugger. But it is a possibility by purpose designed by Canon.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

Something's up. I am sure the T90 had leader-out capacity. I had this camera for shooting Kodachrome 200 over 8 years or so and always had the leader out so I could load/reload partly exposed films at will.

 

[benjiboy]

Something's up. I am sure the T90 had leader-out capacity. I had this camera for shooting Kodachrome 200 over 8 years or so and always had the leader out so I could load/reload partly exposed films at will.

If your camera left the leader out it must have been modified standard T90's don't leave the leader out

 

[Nokton48]

I have a couple of Minolta SRM's and as far as I know, they were the first to have it.
Was a big deal back then.

 

[mweintraub]

Nikon F6. A Custom setting option.

 

[skorpiius]

Pentax MZ-S.

And Pentax PZ-1 (and likely PZ-1p)

 

[tomfrh]

Canon EOS 1v (the best canon slr), or my personal favorite, Canon EOS 30v (Elan 7E).

The elan 7/7E/30/33/30v/33v are all much the same camera...

 

[jdsanika]

My Nikon F100 leaves the leader out. I bought the camera used so I assume someone had it modified, but it is a handy feature.

 

[Slobo]

Nikon F6.

 

[Brett Rogers]

Canon EOS1, 1N, 1NRS, RT, 5, 50E, 3, 1V, 1VHS. Film-leader out on rewind in all cases is set in custom functions.

The EOS630 that the RT was based on has fewer custom functions than the RT, however it may also be set to leave the leader out after rewinding: in fact, the first thing I did on acquiring my own example was to make it so enabled.