Re: [Leica] M6 multiple exposures

[Xavier Logean <xavier.logean@epfl.ch>]

Nick Silva wrote:

> Sorry if this has been covered before, but I'm trying to figure out how to
> do multiple exposures with my M6. By holding down the rewind lever and
> holding the film taut I can achieve a multiple exposure, but the frame
> counter still advances, and the winding mechanism makes some clicking
> sounds as I wind. I'm just wondring if this is harmful to the camera, or
> whether this is SOP for M6 MEs.
>

Nick, here is a message from the archive:

Dear M,

I repost an old message about this topic.You can find more in the useful LUG
archives.
http://lq.corenetworks.com/lq/search.html?ln=leicausers

This topic has been discussed several times, so you have several messages to
look at.

Best regards

Ernesto

This is how you do multiple exposures with M-cameras. It is easier to do
than it is to explain.
1) First, after shooting your first exposure, and without touching the
little rewind lever on the front of the camera, turn the rewind crank
(M4-M6) or rewind knob (M3-M2) to take up any slack inside the film
cassette.
2) Next, with one finger flip the little rewind lever to the rewind
position and hold it there without letting go.
3) With your other hand,  hold the rewind crank/knob in place so that it
will not rotate as it normally does when you advance film to the next
frame.
4) Now operate the advance lever as if winding on to the next frame. You
will hear a slightly odd sound when you do this. Rest assured you are not
damaging the camera. You have simply disengaged the actually film adavance
mechanism while still recocking the shutter so you can fire again.
5) Take your second exposure on the same frame as the first.
You can repeat this as many times as you like to do as amny multiples on
one frame as you wish. I suggest practicing a bit first with an unloaded
camera and then loaded with some film you don't really care about. All the
finger gymnastics of holding the rewind lever down and the rewind
crank/know immobile are so the film does not shift when you recock the
shutter. It takes really just a bit of practice to do it right.
Be aware that the frame counter may advance so your total frame count will
not be 36/37 when you reach the end of the roll.


Good luck!

>
> PS: Anybody have any experience with the Adorama lenses for the M6? The
>
> 21mm seems like a good deal, if it's halfway decent.
>

You should check in the archive but I think that I read (i'm not sure ) that
that lense is the kind of quality of the old Leica 21mm ( 21/4 and 21/3.4)

Xavier.