I bought one as a back-up for personal use and have had no problems with it after getting used to loading 16mm again. Last year I posted queries here abou thte K-3 and got many responses including one which suggested the NY distributor over the West Coast one. I followed that advice. Also, the advertised price is not accurate--it fluctuates with the value of the rubbel... Robert Johson Framingham State College ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]