Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why does the M6 have a 2-stroke film advance lever? I find this had to get used to, since most of the other 35mm cameras I've used require only a single stroke film advance. I am finding the two stroke film advance to be a bit slow. Fortunately though, the lever recoils when tension is released from it, making the film advance seem very smooth. I suppose that it may have something to do with the mechanical gear-ratios that Leica has chosen to use in the film advance lever. A single stroke film advance lever, which only moves about 120 degrees, has to be geared to allow the film to make the full movement to the next frame. Are there any inherent mechanical advantages (no pun intended here) in using a film advance lever that is not geared in such a way as to allow film advance in a single stroke? - -- George Huczek