Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jonathon, you might want to experiment with folding the end of the leader 2 or 3 times so it looks like the sides of a concertina or squeezebox. Then drop the film in so that the folds are all the way through the take up spool. That usually works. I think Tina first shared that with the group (am I right, folks?), and if so, you have to pay a $0.02 royalty fee every time you use it :=> Guido. Fold me to your leader. >From: "Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: "'leica'" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: [Leica] loading M6 >Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 13:57:10 -0400 > >Hi all, > >I've just started using my M6, and the only thing that I'm irritated with >is >film loading. I'm trying to load film as per the instruction manual, but >I can't easily get the trimmed film end down far enough in the loading >spool >for the film to properly line up with the sprokets. Any tips? > >Maybe I'll get the hang of it in due time, but my Nikon F loads easier than >my M6. >Is there a reason why Leica continues to load from the bottom? > >Jonathan Lee _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com