Re: [Leica] Getting film into the film gate in M6

[Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr>]

le 10.08.2001 14:19, Mxsmanic à mxsmanic@hotmail.com a écrit :

> I guess the entire process of changing rolls takes me about 90 seconds, and
> guiding the film down into the body requires perhaps 20-30 seconds.  I tend to
> be slow and deliberate when changing rolls in order to avoid damaging
> anything.
> Even so, last week I blew one roll of Velvia and one roll of Kodachrome by
> forgetting to rewind them before changing rolls; some of the Kodachrome was
> salvageable, but I tossed the Velvia.  I made the same mistake with a roll of
> Tech Pan earlier, but given the low EI and the fact that I saw it quickly, I
> hope to be able to salvage much of that roll.

You're pulling my leg, right? Like, duh, let me open the camera to see if I
rewound that film correctly.... Ooooops, missed again! Shit happens!
Seriously, why don't you take the habit of ALWAYS rewinding the film BEFORE
opening your camera?

Tarek