Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geoff, Sorry, but the "rotating film spool" does not engage the film advance mechanism on any of my cameras only the rewind mechanism. Now if I had a Hasselblad-Fuji Wide, it would. Jerry Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Jerry, translated to pedantic Engineer speak, that would be the keyed > centre > shaft of the rotating film spool that engages the film advance mechanism. > Sheesh ;-) > Alternatively, Yama might have tried the classic approach beloved by > visiting alien ambassadors "Take me to your leader" > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] Retrieving a leader > > Yama, > > All very well and good, until I got to where you "twisted the little > screw on the top of the--- cassette" WHAT SCREW? I don't > see any screw on any of my cassettes. A puzzlement ! :-( > > Jerry > > > Yama Nawabi wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> A while back I was experimenting with rewinding a roll...but not >> completely (I wanted to keep the leader outside of the cassette). I >> failed, and accidently rewound the film the entire way. I think it's >> been a good month and that roll of Tri-x @ 2000 w/ 22 frames had been >> sitting on my desk until I had recently stumbled upon a genius way to >> retrieve the leader without any 15$ metal tool. >> >> What i had done was take a piece of film that had been left over from >> when I developed another roll, licked it, sticked it inside the >> cassette as far as it could go and then I twisted the little screw on >> the top of the fully rewound cassette until it wouldnt go any further. >> I pulled out the piece of film that I had licked, and guess what had >> come out with it! The leader! >> >> I was so excited.. this opens up the possibility of rewinding my films >> and then putting in different speed films in the middle of a roll. >> >> >> I swear, learning film was one of the best things that I have done for >> myself. I had read for countless hours for months now, and the feeling >> of self-fulfilment makes me feel so happy with myself. >> >> Anyway, I have 3 rolls coming up within the next week or so, I'll keep >> you guys posted! >> :) >> >> > > > __