Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R4 question.
From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 08:44:46 -0800

Harrison McClary wrote:
> 
> Donal Philby wrote
> 
> >with N90s you
> >either lose the roll as it completely rewinds or open back wherever you
> >are and lose the first few frames.  Both awkward.
> Donal,
> 
> One thing you can do, though still awkward, is to take a piece of film
> about 4 inches long cut off the sprocket holes, lick it and stick it into
> the film canister.  Once inserted turn the film inside the canister with
> the spool until the film you stuck into the canister is almost all the
> way pulled into the canister then pull it out.  9.9 times out of 10 this
> will get the leader out.  An old UPI trick.
> 
> >F3 rewind works fine
> >except need auto shutoff.  I can't tell you how many times I have
> >punched rewind on the f3s and set them down to do something else and
> >comeback minutes later (attention deficit disorder, I'm sure, now what
> >were we talking about???) and it is still winding that film round and
> >round and round.
> 
> At least you know it is well rewound!!

Hey, neat tip about the lick and stick.  I've always tried to use the
commercial tools that never seem to work.  

Sorry late response, but used home computer over Christmas and I guess I
got diverted.  Just checking in again at home.

donal