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

["Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>]

Not a bad suggestion, but my problem is that, no matter what sort of "checklist"
I come up with, I always seem to forget it at critical times.

I did fix this for my house keys by forcing myself into the habit of jiggling
the keys each time I leave the house.  That way, if I've forgotten the keys,
they don't jiggle, and I notice, and I don't lock myself out.  It seems to have
worked thus far.  Unfortunately, I don't know what the equivalent would be for
rewinding film on the M6.

I even resorted to a little whiteboard at home that shows what film (if any) I
have loaded into which body.  Of course, sometimes I forget to keep it up to
date.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "ML" <lenonm@milwaukee.tec.wi.us>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 15:47
Subject: Re: [Leica] Getting film into the film gate in M6


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>
>
> > 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.
>
> I hate when that happens. ;-)
>
> Here's an idea you might like to try: I made a habit of always spinning the
> rewind "knob" before opening my camera back; it is immediately discernible
> whether there's film in the camera and whether it's been rewound. If you
prefer
> not to fully retract the film leader, then cock the shutter to test for loaded
> film. It's quick, easy, and reliable. Once I made it an unthinking habit, I
> never again accidentally opened a camera back with loaded film.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bruce (who is not an "early adopter" has never owned or used a modern
electronic
> marvel that automatically rewinds film at the end of the roll. :-)
>