Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Film problems, again
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 09:31:22 -0400

You could have had a defective roll of film or you may have simple wound
too hard. To cure the later, purchase a TA Rapidwinder which will slip
rather than tear film. (or stop when the counter says 36)

Ken Wilcox

At 8:00 -0400 4/8/0, a fine scholar, Kenneth Epstein wrote:

>I was using my new M6 TTL yesterday, when I noticed that I had gone up to
>the 40th frame on the indicator.  I did not notice whether the rewind knob
>had been turning.  I decided to rewind the film, but there was no tension.
>I began to doubt whether I had actually loaded the camera, so I opened it.
>Much to my surprise, the film had separated from the cartridge, and was all
>on the take-up spool.  I threw the film away and removed a broken piece of
>film that I found under the take-up spool.
>
>My question is, what happened and is there something I should avoid in the
>future.  Thanks from a new Leica user.
>
>Ken
>
>_______________________________
>Kenneth Epstein
><mailto:kepstein@mediaone.net>


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