>I also own an F5 and I had it programmed by Nikon at the last NPPA
>Conference to leave the Film leader out. No Charge. I asked the Tech to
>confirm my suspicion that Canon (please excuse my filthy mouth) has the
>patent on A USER SERVICEABLE OPTION TO LEAVE THE FILM LEADER OUT. He said
>that is why they can program it and we can't. Dirty Shame, I did like the
>option on my old A2e, before I upgraded to the F5.
>Drew
Nope. Minolta's 800si can be programmed to leave it out when rewound.
It's a Nikon thing.
Justin
