Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank God Leica never 'updated' the loading system with a hinged back where you'd easily see that the film was advancing before closing the back. Damn, would THAT be an inconvenience....;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of grduprey@rockwellcollins.com Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 4:01 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] @#$@$# Leica M6 I have had this problem when the film has a significant bend across the film in the area of the leader. I have found that bending the leader in the reverse direction to reduce the bend fixes this problem. I think it is getting caught between the film rails and the back when this happens - - Just a guess as to the reason. Gene "David D. Degner" <leicanews@myrealbox.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Sent by: cc: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo Subject: [Leica] @#$@$# Leica M6 -alto.ca.us 10/03/2003 02:20 PM Please respond to leica-users The first time I thought I just loaded it wrong, the second time I kicked myself for not watching the crank knob, the third time it just made me sick. In shooting 6 36exp. rolls of film 3 of them didn't wind. The film was placed in perfectly the film advance felt normal but the film just didn't move (and the rewind crank doesn't move). After I open the back glare at it's innards and close it (without touching the film) it will wind perfectly. I haven't heard of this happening before. My film advance feels and sounds normal and the film leader isn't slipping out of its tongs but it just doesn't wind around the spool. David Degner - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html