Re: [Leica] M6 film loading

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

John,

Take the basket off of your original baseplate and install it on your
rapidwinder. Works great.

Bryan


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 1999 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 film loading


> At 12:15 PM 6/28/99 +1000, you wrote:
> >M6 film loading:
> >tupence worth-- The only times I have a problem loading the M6 have been
> >with Kodachrome film, where I like to get that extra slide -- (I'm a
> >very cheap bastard), and I don't pull the leader out quite as far as I
> >should. Otherwise, if I pull the leader so that it crosses the mid line
> >of the take up prongs when dropped in, put the bottom on and wind slowly
> >it just has never failed. By habit, I tighten the rewind lever after the
> >first advance, and always watch it spin, but the system is really very
> >reliable, but you MUST put the baseplate on before winding, as the
> >system relies on the basket sitting on the undersurface to coax the film
> >in ;-)
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Alastair
>
> Although this makes me worry about what I am doing wrong- I use a
> Rapidwinder which doesn't have the basket and I still never have a
problem!
> I just stuff the film into the slot, pull out roughly enough and shove it
> into the three prongs with my finger as far as it goes, put the bottom (of
> whatever type) on and just check the rewind spool is tightened gently and
> make sure it turns when I wind on the first frame.
>
> Joe Berenbaum
> mailto:joe-b@dircon.co.uk
>