Re: [Leica] <Don't read this> Re: Getting film into the film gate in M6

[S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>]

Today, while shooting with the M6, it was by far the easiest to load and
keep track of, without even skipping a beat. I did, however, forget to
load my Rollei SLR, during all the first part of the shoot. Just goes to
show you, anything can happen. I wish I would had an imbecile there to
remind me about that Rollei.

Slobodan Dimitrov


Jim Brick wrote:
> 
> It is beyond all possible comprehension how the lowly imbecilic task of
> loading an M6 can generate soooo mmmuuuccchhh LUG traffic. If simple were
> bliss, loading an M6 would be a bliss personified! I must be a moron
> (opening for all of you JB haters) as I cannot for the life of me figure
> out how to NOT load an M6 correctly. My dog could load an M6.
> 
> Hell... even BD could probably load an M6. ;)
> (See... I do have a sense of humor :)
> 
> I read "zig-zag leaders", "cut leaders", "inside out leaders"... ad nauseam.
> 
> Forget all of that crap!
> 
> Just stuff the film in, whatever leader the manufacturer (or your own
> loads) provides, stick between the forks, push the film up somewhat
> (nothing exact here), put the bottom on (the BASKET pushes the film up into
> the film gate!), wind on a few frames (WATCHING THE REWIND KNOB). If the
> knob turns, you have film. If not, you jinxed yourself by your worrying and
> fretting. Go take a cold shower and start over.
> 
> Film gate worriers, there are basically no mis-loads with the basket.
> Unless you don't stick the leader between the take-up forks. But if you
> don't do that... well... there's no hope. Sell.
> 
> And opening the camera without rewinding the film...  Survey Says...
> errrrrrr! Sell everything. You shouldn't be driving either. You might just
> randomly fling open the door and take out some poor pedestrian.
> 
> Jim