Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>While reading rec.photo.equipment.35mm today I came >across this desperate request: > > How do you rewind film in the F5...i've lost my manual!!!!! > > >Now, I'm sure there have been mystifying controls >even on 1930's folding rangefinder cameras, but >still, such a situation seems to underscore the >difference between high tech and the classic >manual cameras. Good point! Bad example! This is a case of . . . dare I say . . . stupidity. The F5 rewinds like any other camera. You push the rewind button and turn the crank. Of course you have the option of pushing 2 buttons and it will motor rewind. Actually that's as easy as 1, 2. (that's how the buttons are labelled) Art (a former F5 owner) Art Searle, W2NRA, w2nra@erols.com, Lake Grove, Long Island, NY, USA 20 miles east of Nikon USA, 70 miles east of Leica USA