Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] loading M6
From: "Guido Soprano" <guidosoprano@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 16:14:57 EDT

Jonathon,

you might want to experiment with folding the end of the leader 2 or 3 times 
so it looks like the sides of a concertina or squeezebox. Then drop the film 
in so that the folds are all the way through the take up spool. That usually 
works.

I think Tina first shared that with the group (am I right, folks?), and if 
so, you have to pay a $0.02 royalty fee every time you use it :=>

Guido.
Fold me to your leader.


>From: "Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca>
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: "'leica'" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: [Leica] loading M6
>Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 13:57:10 -0400
>
>Hi all,
>
>I've just started using my M6, and the only thing that I'm irritated with 
>is
>film loading. I'm trying to load film as per the instruction manual, but
>I can't easily get the trimmed film end down far enough in the loading 
>spool
>for the film to properly line up with the sprokets.  Any tips?
>
>Maybe I'll get the hang of it in due time, but my Nikon F loads easier than
>my M6.
>Is there a reason why Leica continues to load from the bottom?
>
>Jonathan Lee


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