Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The more you "mess" with the film the greater the chance of a mis-load. Drop the film in and replace the baseplate. Works every time. Watch the rewind crank if you are of faint heart. Ken Wilcox At 12:59 PM 6/27/99 +0000, you wrote: >If you pull the film leader out as far as the diagram inside the camera >shows, and then drop the film down that last centimeter, you will often see >that the film leader does not go as far into the take up spool as you >thought it would go. It seems the film retracts just a few millimeters as >it travels the final bit down into the camera, particularily if you do not >hold the cassette --absolutely straight-- when you judge how much of the >lead is going to protrude. Or perhaps it is that the way round the corner >is longer when the pressure plate is in position. A remedy may be to pull >out the film leader an extra couple of millimetes when in half-down >position making sure the end (almost) touches the prong that is furthest >away. Every millimeter counts! And alway check the rewind button when you >do the first few transport strokes. > >Hälsningar till gamla Sverige > > >As a new M6-owner I´m not used to the Leica-filmloading. According to the >>instruction manual you just place the film leader into the take-up chamber >>spool (in the middle of the three post assembly). This is also shown in the >>diagram of the camera housing. >> >>But I don´t think it is that easy. The take-up chamber spool doesn´t pick up >>the film leader like it should. I have to try several times before it works. >> >>Maybe I have to place the film leader through the three post assembly, but >>the >>diagram of the camera housing doesn´t show that. >> >>I need help from you "old" Leica-user with this maybe trivial question. >> >> >>Jonas Andersson >>Sweden >> >> >>PS. Do anyone have any experience with the new flash SF20 and M6 TTL. >>Maybe I´m >>buying one and I need some advice. > > >-- >christer almqvist >eichenstrasse 57, d-20255 hamburg, fon +49-40-407111 fax +49-40-4908440 >14 rue de la hauteur, f-50590 regnéville-sur-mer, fon+fax +33-233 45 35 58 > > > > - ------------------ Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits LAW LHSA MEA <wilcox@tir.com>