Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd appreciate it if some of you would help me diagnose a problem with my M-6. I figure that it has to be haunted. About 3 rolls of film ago, the film advance stuck on the 12th frame of the roll. As I moved the lever, there was increasing pressure and ultimately the film wouldn't advance. I figured I had a bad roll of film and switched brands. Next roll had the same problem --somewhere between the 10th and 15th frame was a multiple exposure. I tried a third roll, being extra careful not to inadvertently touch the rewind lever. Same problem at about frame 12-- the film wouldn't advance. The first frames on each roll are centered and sharp when developed, so I doubt that "crooked" loading is involved. It doesn't seem to be the film. When there's no film in the body, the lever/shutter/number operation also work without problem. I thought maybe the film was slipping when a roll was in the camera between use, but that wouldn't explain the resistance on the lever, I think. While I guess it could be the rewind lever (perhaps putting the camera in my bag or taking it out) I've been careful to avoid that. Anyone ever have this problem? Even if not, any bright ideas --other than the supernatural? Thanks Michael R. Friedberg mrflaw@ibm.net By the way, I'm a 50 year old lawyer who used Leicas in the 70s, switched to Nikon, gave up when auto-focus and mediocre quality lenses took the fun out of photography and went back to Leica. Still getting used to a rangefinder and non-zoom, shorter focus lenses after all those SLR years.