Re: [Leica] Loading / Winding M6

["Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net>]

Arturo,

The advance mechanism may well be defective.
You did not disclose the age of the camera nor how much use it has had.
Frame overlapping usually affects well used cameras.
I have experienced the same problem with other brands after several years of
use and thousands of rolls of film, not yet with Leica.

Try the following:
With the camera open and unloaded, place you thumb on the take-up sprocket
and apply moderate pressure as you advance to the next frame.
Does the sprocket rotate smoothly under your thumb in spite of the pressure
you are applying or are you able to advance with the take-up sprocket
slipping or not rotating at all?
If it slips or does not move at all, it is time for an overhaul of the
advance mechanism.

Joe C



- ----- Original Message -----
From: Art Sala <artsala@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 3:30 PM
Subject: [Leica] Loading / Winding M6



I have had two sporatic problems with my m6:

1.  Frames are sometimes double-exposed (sometimes just half a frame).
2.  Very hard to rewind film, as though the film wound itself to tight.

For #1, I thought that I might be hitting the rewind lever (front of body)
before I wind the film to the next frame.

I would also like to think that my probelms are pilot error, and not a
mechanical misfuntion with my beloved M6!!

Any similar expreiences??

Cheers,
Arturo