Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Moore, Andrew" wrote: > > > I have never had to turn so hard as I do when rewinding my M6. As I > > get near the end of the process, I worry about breaking off the rewind > > crank through twisting so hard. > > I've noticed this as well. To reduce the force on the crank, when the > tension is really starting to strengthen (film almost completely > rewound), I turn the crank from two positions 180 degrees from each > other (using my thumb and index finder). The two last time I used the new Ilford 3200, I found the end of the film leader inside the camera (1 cm). Tore away! Lucien