Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay, fellow Hewes fans, Please send me any and all tips you have for loading these reels. I've already mangled two rolls, and now I'm gun shy (never had any problems with the plastic reels). The problem for me is getting tactile feedback on the loading in the dark: the only way I know I've botched it (typically) is if it gets stuck, or if I wind up running out of reel before all of the film is loaded. In both cases, I find it impossible to recover. I've been practicing to the point where I can load my practice roll fairly consistently in the light; in the dark, it's still a 50-50 proposition for me, which isn't nearly good enough. I need to get to 100%. The only tip I know is to curve the film slightly between thumb and forefinger of the right hand while turning the reel in the left. Any other magical method I don't know about besides just doing this a thousand times till I get more comfortable with it? Thanks, Dan