Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] Film fragment in IIIf
From: "Barker, J. Madison" <Matt.Barker@KutakRock.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 11:01:27 -0500

I'm getting better at loading my "new" IIIf (first Leica), but I recently
messed up a leader to the extent that I turned two sproket holes in the edge
of the film into one hole.  In other words, I chipped out a piece of film
itself about as big as one sproket hole.  I was loading over a table, so I
was able to look around for the film fragment:  no luck.  Tapped the (open)
camera against my hand:  no luck.  Blew in the open camera:  no luck.  Maybe
the fragment came out and I just didn't find it, but maybe it didn't come
out.  Can anyone suggest my next step?  (And I hope it doesn't involve
sending my just-CLA'ed-with-a-brand-new-shutter camera to a shop....)

Thanks,

Matt Barker